Crime Rates at Rutherford Close, Sutton, SM2 5DR

Rutherford Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 231st highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rutherford Close (SM2 5DR) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutherford Close (SM2 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langley Park Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.