Total Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 211.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wrythe Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Helier East , and the 37th 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 Wrythe Lane (SM5 2SB) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrythe Lane (SM5 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Wrythe Lane. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrythe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Byne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farmington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wrythe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Acres —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seven Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seven Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muschamp Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muschamp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poulton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royston Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Avenue 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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