Crime Rates at Waltham Road, Carshalton, SM5 1PT

Waltham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 51st highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltham Road (SM5 1PT) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Road (SM5 1PT), 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.