Crime Rates at Benfleet Close, Sutton, SM1 3SE

Benfleet Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 120th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benfleet Close (SM1 3SE) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Sutton Central average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benfleet Close (SM1 3SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benhill Wood Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glena Mount (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.