Crime Rates at River Gardens, Carshalton, SM5 2NH

River Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 286th lowest 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 River Gardens (SM5 2NH) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Gardens (SM5 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Gardens. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.