Crime Rates at St Margarets Avenue, Sutton, SM3 9TU

St Margarets Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cheam , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 572 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 55.5% lower than the Cheam average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% 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 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Margaret'S Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.