Total Crime Rate

633.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 633.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Robbery 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SM1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 633.0 per 1,000 residents and was 276.8% higher than the Sutton Central average (168.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 200.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SM1 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 280 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jengar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jengar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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 Litchfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benhill Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Benhill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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