Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Otter Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 141st lowest 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 Otter Drive (SM5 2FH) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Drive (SM5 2FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Batley Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reynolds Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otter Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philips Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arlington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvers Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackbridge Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Tree Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otter Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shap Crescent —
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Data Sources

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