Total Crime Rate

377.0 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 377.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vale Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sutton North , and the 18th 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 Vale Road (SM1 1QH) in the last 12 months was 377.0 per 1,000 residents and was 490.6% higher than the Sutton North average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 157.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (SM1 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilcox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilcox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Road —
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Garage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutton Garage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Garage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Garage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haddon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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