Total Crime Rate

434.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 434.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Robbery 33.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 13th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SM1 1LT) in the last 12 months was 434.8 per 1,000 residents and was 158.8% higher than the Sutton Central average (168.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (β‰ˆ 170.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SM1 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 280 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft B2230 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homefield Park β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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