Crime Rates at Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1AF

Wrythe Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Helier East , and the 6th 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 Wrythe Lane (SM5 1AF) in the last 12 months was 521.0 per 1,000 residents and was 501.9% higher than the St Helier East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 289.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrythe Lane (SM5 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.