Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nightingale Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 572 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 Nightingale Road (SM5 2DE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (SM5 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Reynolds Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvers Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philips Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossignol Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackbridge Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B277 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansell Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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