Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nettlecombe Close area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nettlecombe Close (SM2 6TR) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nettlecombe Close (SM2 6TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westmoreland Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nettlecombe Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nettlecombe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarbridge Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottistone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottistone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottistone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westmoreland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nettlecombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chipstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chipstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westover Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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