Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Middleton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 258th 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 Middleton Road (SM5 1HU) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (SM5 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcrae Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peterborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Selby Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Selby Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peony Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pharaoh Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pharaoh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Alban'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcrae Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wates Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maynooth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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