Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Balfour Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 213th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Road (SM5 4NL) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (SM5 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Square. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Jubilee Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warnham Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Mary'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crichton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Courtney Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtney Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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