Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Margarets Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cheam , and the 79th lowest 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 St Margarets Avenue (SM3 9TU) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Cheam average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (SM3 9TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Meads (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kew Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kew Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chertsey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Meads Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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