Crime Rates at Benhill Avenue, Sutton, SM1 4DA

Benhill Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sutton Central , and the 10th 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 Avenue (SM1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 468.8 per 1,000 residents and was 179.1% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 231.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhill Avenue (SM1 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.