Total Crime Rate

415.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 415.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lenham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lenham Road (SM1 4BG) in the last 12 months was 415.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.5% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 31.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 195.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lenham Road (SM1 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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