Total Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 172.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bishops Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 50th 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 Bishops Place (SM1 4PH) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% higher than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thicket Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thicket Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Public order Shott Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goossens Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Goossens Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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