Total Crime Rate
172.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishops 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.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thicket Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thicket Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shott Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goossens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goossens Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sutton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reading Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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