Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vellum 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 2TR) 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 2TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Gardens, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Papermill Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arcadia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Papermill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denmark Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Papermill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Mill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Mill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strawberry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arcadia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Mary Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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