Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wordsworth Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 207th 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 Wordsworth Drive (SM3 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Drive (SM3 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lingfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Somerset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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