Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 120.7 8/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Arcadia Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 572 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 Arcadia Close (SM5 2AE) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% higher than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arcadia Close (SM5 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arcadia Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wallington Corner Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wallington Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Papermill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vellum Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lakin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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