Total Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 572 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 Church Lane (SM6 7ND) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% higher than the Beddington average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SM6 7ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Archway Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallinson Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whelan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Archway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Leaf Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whelan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallowell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallowell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lytton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hailes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hailes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mallinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space

Data Sources

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