Total Crime Rate
90.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 148th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SM3 9DX) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (SM3 9DX), 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.
View Crime In North Cheam| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonecot Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trafalgar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Creston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Trafalgar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonecot Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunster Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunster Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caversham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caversham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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