Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 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 51.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wellfield Gardens area has the 54th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 572 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 Wellfield Gardens (SM5 4EA) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Gardens (SM5 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Oakhurst Rise. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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