Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 70th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Way (SM1 2SP) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 215.0% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Way (SM1 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Nicholas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Nicholas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Greenford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beauchamp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorncroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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