Crime Rates at Brighton Road, Sutton, SM2 5JH

Brighton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 22nd 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 5JH) in the last 12 months was 289.3 per 1,000 residents and was 525.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (SM2 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Road, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.