Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 206th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Road (SM3 9LW) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Road (SM3 9LW), the main crime hotspot is near Stonecot Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandiford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Four Seasons Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonecot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonecot Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Burleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimpton Park Way —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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