Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 148th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Close (SM3 8PR) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Close (SM3 8PR), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Broadway | Under investigation |
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