Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 149.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dunsbury Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 61st 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 Dunsbury Close (SM2 6TP) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 239.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 560.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 414.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunsbury Close (SM2 6TP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Dunsbury Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chipstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westmoreland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westmoreland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nettlecombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yarbridge Close
Sep 2025Other theft Chipstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottistone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottistone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mottistone Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westover Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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