Total Crime Rate
163.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 54th highest crime rate of 576 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 Middleton Road (SM5 1JD) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 144.5% higher than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Road (SM5 1JD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tull Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Alban'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Agatha'S Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Agatha'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pharaoh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pharaoh Close | 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 | Shaftesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
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