Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Dunstans Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cheam , and the 146th lowest 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 St Dunstans Hill (SM1 2TX) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Cheam average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cookes Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alberta Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tilehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alberta Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Crescent | — |
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