Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benhill Wood Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 80th highest crime rate of 576 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 Benhill Wood Road (SM1 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Sutton Central average (168.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 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). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhill Wood Road (SM1 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godstone Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thicket Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benhill Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivydene Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivydene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Longford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thicket Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ivydene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cressingham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thicket Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benhill Wood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glena Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivydene Close —
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Data Sources

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