Crime Rates at Westmoreland Drive, Sutton, SM2 6AX

Westmoreland Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 50th 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 Westmoreland Drive (SM2 6AX) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 290.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmoreland Drive (SM2 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westmoreland Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nettlecombe Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.