Total Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 106th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (SM5 1JA) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Road (SM5 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aitken Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bisham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Newent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Budge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Budge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Alban'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pharaoh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pharaoh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aitken Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aitken Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aitken Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aitken Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aitken Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tull Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tull Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tull Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Agatha'S Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maynooth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Miller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Miller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Miller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maynooth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
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