Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Carshalton, SM5 1HL

Shaftesbury Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 572 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 Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HL) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Hackbridge average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (SM5 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Assembly Walk. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.