Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bobbin 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bobbin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hackbridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wandle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calico Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calico Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —

Data Sources

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