Total Crime Rate

278.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Burglary 42.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 24th highest crime rate of 576 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 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 531.4% higher than the Belmont average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (SM2 5JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 41 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sutton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Vale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westmoreland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road
Sep 2025Public order The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Firs Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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