Crime Rates at Staplehurst Road, Carshalton, SM5 3JU

Staplehurst Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staplehurst Road (SM5 3JU) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Belmont average (44.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staplehurst Road (SM5 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.