Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckhurst Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Helier East , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckhurst Avenue (SM5 1NX) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the St Helier East average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckhurst Avenue (SM5 1NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Wrythe Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blake Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckhurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Wrythe Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Green Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Wrythe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Buckhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bakers Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Green Wrythe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramblewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Green Wrythe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shap Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Wrythe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Wrythe Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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