Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somerset Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 239th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Close (SM3 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Close (SM3 8JZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Senhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Senhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Senhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Senhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Senhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Somerset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somerset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Somerset Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wordsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Senhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntingdon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Close | β |
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