Total Crime Rate
210.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Olveston Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 37th 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 Olveston Walk (SM5 1EP) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 213.6% higher than the Hackbridge average (67.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Olveston Walk (SM5 1EP), the main crime hotspot is near Pipewell Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beadlow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pipewell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pollard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pollard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishopsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muchelney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montacute Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montacute Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roche Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roche Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pipewell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beadlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gavina Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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