Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Strawberry Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 131st 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 Strawberry Lane (SM5 2LY) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strawberry Lane (SM5 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Gardens. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Strawberry Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denmark Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossignol Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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