Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Way area has the 46th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 280th 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 West Way (SM5 4EN) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% higher than the Belmont average (44.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Way (SM5 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near West Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in West Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Warren Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Byway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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