Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gainsborough Terrace area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 286th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Terrace (SM2 7AE) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 6 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Terrace (SM2 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Mulgrave Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Burdon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cecil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Burdon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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