Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arcadia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denmark Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”

Data Sources

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