Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Palmer Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 99th lowest 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 Palmer Avenue (SM3 8EG) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Avenue (SM3 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Palmer Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashmere Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Somerset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Somerset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmere Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Ashmere Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ashmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ashmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbolt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newbolt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wickham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wickham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickham Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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