Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ansell Grove area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 230th 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 Ansell Grove (SM5 2BB) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ansell Grove (SM5 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Corbet Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 17 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 | Mullards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossignol Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eindhoven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mullards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Philips Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otter Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Baywillow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angora Close | Under investigation |
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