Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.2 5/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Byron Gardens area has the 61st highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 281st highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Gardens (SM1 3QG) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Gardens (SM1 3QG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Erskine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royston Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Royston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Avenue East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erskine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Florian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gassiot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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