Total Crime Rate
109.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sawtry Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 119th 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 Sawtry Close (SM5 1JN) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sawtry Close (SM5 1JN), 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 | Titchfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | 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 | St Paul'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Titchfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Titchfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Titchfield Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Assembly Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Assembly Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushen Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushen Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
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