Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 71.8 6/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barrow Hedges Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 572 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 Barrow Hedges Way (SM5 3LL) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Hedges Way (SM5 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beeches Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crichton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Hedges Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Willis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Staplehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeches Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barrow Hedges Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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