Total Crime Rate
575.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
396.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westminster Road area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Helier East , and the 7th 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 Westminster Road (SM1 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 575.5 per 1,000 residents and was 559.1% higher than the St Helier East average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 396.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Road (SM1 3NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 135 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Danescourt Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Duke Of Edinburgh Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wrythe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Prince Of Wales' Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Of Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grennell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grennell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grennell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wrythe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wrythe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Longford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillview Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wendling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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