Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Benhill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Helier West , and the 6th 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 Benhill Road (SM1 3SA) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% lower than the St Helier West average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Benhill Road (SM1 3SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godstone Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erskine Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Helier West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Florian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Munslow Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Longford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gassiot Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erskine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Erskine Road | Under investigation |
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