Total Crime Rate

415.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.9 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 415.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Benhill Avenue 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 Benhill Avenue (SM1 4DA) 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 Benhill Avenue (SM1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benhill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jengar Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jengar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Greenford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Greenford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St Nicholas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cressingham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Nicholas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jengar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Tree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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