Total Crime Rate
85.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tavern Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 159th 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 Tavern Close (SM5 1JE) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tavern Close (SM5 1JE), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Titchfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blake Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shrewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Titchfield Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Titchfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Titchfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assembly Walk | — |
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