Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 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 178.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellesley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 48th 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 Wellesley Road (SM2 5BW) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 285.0% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (SM2 5BW), 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 Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cumnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goossens Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montana Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sutton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reading Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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