Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 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 40.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wallace Crescent 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 Wallace Crescent (SM5 3SU) 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 Wallace Crescent (SM5 3SU), the main crime hotspot is near Honeywood Walk. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pound Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Swan Yard Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Swan Yard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beynon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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