Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 84.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brighton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 178th 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 5SL) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (SM2 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Westmoreland Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bonchurch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Basinghall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basinghall Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Basinghall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Basinghall Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Basinghall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basinghall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bonchurch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nettlecombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mottistone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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