Total Crime Rate
167.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (SM5 2LE) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 139.7% higher than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (SM5 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Papermill Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Mill Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arcadia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Papermill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Papermill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Mill Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denmark Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
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