Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 51.7 5/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street Lane area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 273rd 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 West Street Lane (SM5 2PZ) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 211.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street Lane (SM5 2PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollymead (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in West Street Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Other crime North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Court Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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