Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lytton Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 79th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lytton Gardens (SM6 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Beddington average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytton Gardens (SM6 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gisbourne Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whelan Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lytton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whelan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Demesne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Demesne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Leaf Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whelan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rookwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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