Total Crime Rate

1376.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

463.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1376.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 489.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 463.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.5 10/10
  • Public order 147.2 10/10
  • Other theft 103.9 10/10
  • Robbery 99.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 69.3 10/10
  • Burglary 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Throwley Way area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sutton Central , and the highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Throwley Way (SM1 4AF) in the last 12 months was 1376.6 per 1,000 residents and was 710.3% higher than the Sutton Central average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 463.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Throwley Way (SM1 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 257 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (105 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Throwley Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Nicholas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benhill Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Throwley Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Nicholas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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