Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrow Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Belmont , and the 269th highest crime rate of 572 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 Barrow Avenue (SM5 4NY) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Belmont average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barrow Avenue (SM5 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Courtney Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Square (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carshalton South & Clockhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damson Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen Mary'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaynesford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Diamond Jubilee Way | — |
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