Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 28.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thicket Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 53rd 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 Thicket Road (SM1 4PR) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 135.4% higher than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thicket Road (SM1 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Benhill Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thicket Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway
Sep 2025Public order The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oliver Road
Sep 2025Burglary Benhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thicket Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glena Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close
Sep 2025Drugs Clowser Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clowser Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clowser Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carshalton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goossens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goossens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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