Crime Rates at Lower Road, Sutton, SM1 4QJ

Lower 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 Lower Road (SM1 4QJ) 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 Lower Road (SM1 4QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glena Mount (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.