Total Crime Rate
151.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Broadway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 59th 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 The Broadway (SM3 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 243.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Broadway (SM3 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cookes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheam Park Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheam Park Way | Under investigation |
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