Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Western Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sutton North , and the 54th highest crime rate of 572 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 Western Road (SM1 2TE) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 159.4% higher than the Sutton North average (62.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (SM1 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James' Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tormead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beauchamp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beggar'S Roost Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St James Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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