Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

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 69.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benhill 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Benhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Munslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Relko Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Godstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Thicket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Munslow Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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