Total Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 35th 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 Milton Avenue (SM1 3QE) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 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 ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Avenue (SM1 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royston Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carshalton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royston Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Royston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poulton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Florian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmington Avenue | Under investigation |
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