Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Downs Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 157th 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 Downs Road (SM2 5PR) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (SM2 5PR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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