Crime Rate in St Helier West, ward

St Helier West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Sutton district and the 2160th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 319th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Helier West in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Sutton district average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Helier West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 504 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 627 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Helier West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.