Total Crime Rate

230.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Helier East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (SM5 2RB) in the last 12 months was 230.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% higher than the St Helier East average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 451.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (SM5 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrythe Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellowes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellowes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wrythe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jay Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jay Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jay Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollymead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrythe Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jay Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jay Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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