Total Crime Rate
415.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
195.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Throwley Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 14th 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 Throwley Way (SM1 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 415.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.5% higher than the Sutton Central average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 31.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 195.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Throwley Way (SM1 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Benhill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Tree Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Throwley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Throwley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beech Tree Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Nicholas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Nicholas Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Nicholas Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Tree Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Tree Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beech Tree Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jengar Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jengar Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jengar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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