Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Benhill Wood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 576 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 Wood Road (SM1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Sutton Central average (168.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benhill Wood Road (SM1 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jengar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hunting Gate Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benhill Wood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glena Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gem Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jengar Close | Under investigation |
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