Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plough Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 181st highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plough Lane (SM6 8LR) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plough Lane (SM6 8LR), 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.
View Crime In Beddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Lane Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haslemere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Lane Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spooner Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Banstead Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Road | — |
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