Total Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Lane area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 248th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (SM5 3EE) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Lane (SM5 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grosvenor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lakin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | — |
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