Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lenham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lenham Road (SM1 4AG) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Sutton Central average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lenham Road (SM1 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (105 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Tree Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Nicholas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Nicholas Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Nicholas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Tree Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beech Tree Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydene Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Beech Tree Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Orme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orme Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Tree Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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