Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dover Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 576 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 Dover Gardens (SM5 2LD) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

In the area around Dover Gardens (SM5 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Gardens, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Papermill Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dover Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arcadia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arcadia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denmark Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Gardens —
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Data Sources

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