Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy Lane North area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 211th 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 Sandy Lane North (SM6 8LA) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Lane North (SM6 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Chalice Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chalice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bandon Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bandon Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bandon Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chalice Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chalice Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalice Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Carew Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clouston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clouston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandy Lane North | — |
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