Crime Rates at Shirley Avenue, Sutton, SM1 3QT

Shirley Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Avenue (SM1 3QT) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Avenue (SM1 3QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wrythe Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleridge Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.