Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Poulton Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulton Avenue (SM1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Avenue (SM1 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poulton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royston Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paget Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gassiot Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Byne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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