Total Crime Rate

303.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 303.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Other theft 31.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 22nd 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 Ridge Road (SM3 9LL) in the last 12 months was 303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 499.3% higher than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Road (SM3 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acacia Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimpton Park Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandiford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Four Seasons Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimpton Park Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Acacia Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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