Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 576 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 Ambleside Gardens (SM2 5ES) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% higher than the Belmont average (44.1 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Gardens (SM2 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near The Quadrant. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sutton Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Morland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Madison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ambleside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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