Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Carshalton, SM5 1HH

Shaftesbury Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 109th 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 Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HH) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Titchfield Walk, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Assembly Walk (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.