Crime Rates at Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1DZ

Peterborough Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 224th lowest 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 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterborough Road (SM5 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shrewsbury Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.