Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ringstead Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ringstead Road (SM1 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringstead Road (SM1 4SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowper Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carshalton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carshalton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carshalton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Byron Avenue East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weihurst Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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