Total Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 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 248.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rotherfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 28th 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 Rotherfield Road (SM5 3DN) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 236.9% higher than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Road (SM5 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lakin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ruskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brookside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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