Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royston Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 576 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 Royston Avenue (SM1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.7% higher than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Avenue (SM1 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Wrythe Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Royston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royston Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Royston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrythe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gassiot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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