Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 129.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 90th 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 The Crescent (SM2 6BP) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (SM2 6BP), the main crime hotspot is near California Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime California Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Brighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brachlin Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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