Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Headley 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 Headley Avenue (SM6 8NQ) 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 Headley Avenue (SM6 8NQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Headley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Merebank Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Horatius Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lynwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stafford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godalming Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Merebank Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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