Crime Rates at Dovercourt Lane, Sutton, SM1 3AD

Dovercourt Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovercourt Lane (SM1 3AD) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Sutton Central average (168.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovercourt Lane (SM1 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunswick Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Gardens (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.