Total Crime Rate
303.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wealdstone 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 Wealdstone Road (SM3 9QN) 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 Wealdstone Road (SM3 9QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oldfields Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Willow Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willow Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Four Seasons Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandiford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whittaker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfields Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfields Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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