Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harold Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 208th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Road (SM1 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Road (SM1 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benhill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Byron Avenue East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Public order Godstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order William Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paget Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duchess Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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