Total Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 106th 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 London Road (SM6 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% higher than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (SM6 7BJ), 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.
View Crime In Hackbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wandle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Violet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wandle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hackbridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calico Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calico Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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