Total Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strawberry Lane (SM5 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strawberry Lane (SM5 2NQ), 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 Strawberry Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close 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 Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossignol Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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