Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorset Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 278th highest 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 Dorset Road (SM2 6HX) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Belmont average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (SM2 6HX), the main crime hotspot is near California Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Burdon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdon Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burdon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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