Crime Rates at Rotherfield Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DW

Rotherfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 41st highest crime rate of 576 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 3DW) in the last 12 months was 202.1 per 1,000 residents and was 189.7% higher than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherfield Road (SM5 3DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 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.