Total Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Godalming Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Beddington , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 576 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 Godalming Avenue (SM6 8NH) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Beddington average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Godalming Avenue (SM6 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stafford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merebank Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Merebank Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godalming Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willoughby Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willoughby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Willoughby Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cherry Hill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Purley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynwood Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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