Total Crime Rate

464.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 464.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cheam , and the 11th highest crime rate of 576 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 London Road (SM3 8JB) in the last 12 months was 464.8 per 1,000 residents and was 863.8% higher than the Cheam average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (β‰ˆ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SM3 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Senhouse Road, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Senhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Senhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Senhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Senhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Senhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Senhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Somerset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Drive β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lingfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences D'Arcy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senhouse Road β€”

Data Sources

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