Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Downsway area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 576 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 The Downsway (SM2 5RN) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Belmont average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Downsway (SM2 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Egmont Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Downsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egmont Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bonchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walnut Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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