Total Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 576 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 Mill Close (SM5 2NE) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Close (SM5 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silk Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corbet Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossignol Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corbet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angora Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thimble Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thimble Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Silk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strawberry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wandle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Under investigation |
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