Total Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Plough Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Lane (SM6 8JW) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Beddington average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Lane (SM6 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stafford Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Lane Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haslemere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banstead Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Spooner Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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