Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 29.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cheam , and the 75th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SM3 9BY) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SM3 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechmore Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caversham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caversham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Camberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creston Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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