Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bobbin Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 572 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 Bobbin Close (SM6 7FE) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bobbin Close (SM6 7FE), 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 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hackbridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wandle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Violet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calico Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calico Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Road | — |
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