Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Dunstans Hill area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cheam , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 576 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 St Dunstans Hill (SM1 2TX) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Cheam average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Dunstans Hill (SM1 2TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cookes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alberta Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alberta Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Crescent | — |
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