Crime Rates at Orchard Gardens, Sutton, SM1 2QD

Orchard Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sutton North , and the 209th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Gardens (SM1 2QD) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Sutton North average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Gardens (SM1 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James' Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.