Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colston Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Colston Avenue (SM5 2PW) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colston Avenue (SM5 2PW), the main crime hotspot is near Jay Mews. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shorts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shorts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wrythe Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Court Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Jay Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jay Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shorts Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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