Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 4th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Road (SM5 2EN) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (SM5 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Gardens. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvers Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossignol Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B277 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Shepley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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