Total Crime Rate
67.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millside area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 236th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millside (SM5 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millside (SM5 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Home Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corbet Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mullards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Baywillow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Crescent | 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 | Culvers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otter Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Philips Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mullards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossignol Gardens | — |
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