Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crichton Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 189th 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 Crichton Road (SM5 3LS) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crichton Road (SM5 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Courtney Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crichton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warnham Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carshalton Beeches Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Mary'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waverley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beeches Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Crescent
Sep 2025Robbery Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Courtney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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