Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Avenue area has the 56th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Avenue (SM1 2DA) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Avenue (SM1 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near St James' Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Village Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tormead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beggar'S Roost Lane | Under investigation |
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