Total Crime Rate

150.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peterborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 66th highest crime rate of 572 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 Peterborough Road (SM5 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% higher than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterborough Road (SM5 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pipewell Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peterborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pollard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphabet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olveston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olveston Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pershore Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Pollard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bishopsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopsford Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pipewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipewell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipewell Road
Apr 2026Burglary Stoneleigh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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