Total Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (SM3 8LN) in the last 12 months was 5.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Belmont average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ).
In the area around Priory Road (SM3 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malden Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Malden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carlton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoughton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | D'Arcy Road | Under investigation |
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