Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cowper Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 228th highest crime rate of 572 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 Cowper Avenue (SM1 3RD) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Avenue (SM1 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowper Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erskine Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paget Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Avenue East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Byron Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Relko Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowper Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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