Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 235th 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 Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Assembly Walk. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Way —
Apr 2026Public order Sherborne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pipewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipewell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipewell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sawtry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sawtry Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Sawtry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawtry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stoneleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Selby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Assembly Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Peterborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Neville Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphabet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pershore Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Lark Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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