Total Crime Rate

150.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 150.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Link Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 65th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Link Road (SM6 7BB) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% higher than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (SM6 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silk Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Link Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culvers Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philips Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calico Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calico Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackbridge Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ansell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossignol Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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