Total Crime Rate

512.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 512.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 293.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Pound Street area has the highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 7th 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 Pound Street (SM5 3PG) in the last 12 months was 512.7 per 1,000 residents and was 634.8% higher than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 642.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Street (SM5 3PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wynash Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pound Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Court Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Walnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beynon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wallace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Beynon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑