Crime Rates at Shearing Drive, Carshalton, SM5 1BL

Shearing Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Helier East , and the 104th 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 Shearing Drive (SM5 1BL) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the St Helier East average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearing Drive (SM5 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Newhouse Walk. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.