Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 211th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Hackbridge average (67.0 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 Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Assembly Walk. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Assembly Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Assembly Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipewell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Pipewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Assembly Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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