Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 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 178.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thicket Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 46th 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 Thicket Road (SM1 4PR) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thicket Road (SM1 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Benhill Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benhill Wood Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bishop'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Drugs Goossens Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montana Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carshalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Munslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Munslow Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Munslow Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Munslow Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Munslow Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Bishop'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goossens Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thicket Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Thicket Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Godstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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