Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 area has the 30th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 128th 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 West Street (SM5 2QB) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (SM5 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Hollymead. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Court Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shorts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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