Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brighton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 47th 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 Brighton Road (SM2 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 285.2% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (SM2 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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