Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Lane area has the 60th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 245th lowest 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 Forge Lane (SM3 8SH) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Lane (SM3 8SH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Mulgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Mulgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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