Total Crime Rate
255.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutton Common Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 30th 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 Sutton Common Road (SM3 9JL) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 405.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 76.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 99.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Common Road (SM3 9JL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodstock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodstock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elm Road West | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolsey Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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