Total Crime Rate

239.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 239.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.1 8/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shotfield area has the 8th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shotfield (SM6 0JB) in the last 12 months was 239.2 per 1,000 residents and was 224.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shotfield (SM6 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shotfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ross Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ross Parade Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Shotfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turpin Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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