Crime Rates at Devonshire Avenue, Sutton, SM2 5JL

Devonshire Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Avenue (SM2 5JL) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Avenue (SM2 5JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Mews, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copse Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.