Crime Rates at Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1DP

Peterborough Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 232nd highest 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 Peterborough Road (SM5 1DP) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterborough Road (SM5 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shrewsbury Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blake Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.