Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vellum Drive area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vellum Drive (SM5 2TL) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vellum Drive (SM5 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Papermill Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vellum Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Mary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arcadia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arcadia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Papermill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lakin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Mill Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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