Total Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pound Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 572 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 Pound Street (SM5 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pound Street (SM5 3RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B278 (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carshalton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Swan Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Swan Yard | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pound Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shorts Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B278 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beynon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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