Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Love Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Helier East , and the 167th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Love Lane (SM4 6LS) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the St Helier East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Love Lane (SM4 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halesowen Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldcliff Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirksted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holycross Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hyde Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hexham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirksted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garendon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halesowen Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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