Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrythe Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Helier East , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 576 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 Wrythe Lane (SM5 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrythe Lane (SM5 1TZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Wrythe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrythe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Duke Of Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Of Edinburgh Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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