Total Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welhouse Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Helier East , and the 249th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Welhouse Road (SM5 1RS) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the St Helier East average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welhouse Road (SM5 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Wrythe Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marfleet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklyn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Green Wrythe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wrythe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Muschamp Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wrythe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wrythe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wrythe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seven Acres | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchcombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bakers Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakers Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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