Total Crime Rate

267.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Drugs 38.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lytton Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 26th highest crime rate of 576 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 Lytton Gardens (SM6 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 216.4% higher than the Beddington average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Gardens (SM6 8EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Demesne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferrers Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferrers Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisbourne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisbourne Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Demesne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Leaf Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gisbourne Close —
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Data Sources

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