Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning 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 Browning Avenue (SM1 3QU) 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 Browning Avenue (SM1 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Cowper Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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