Total Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Benhill Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 234th highest crime rate of 572 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 Benhill Road (SM1 3RL) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benhill Road (SM1 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benhill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Munslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Relko Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Godstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thicket Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Munslow Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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