Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmwood Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 128 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 135th 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 Elmwood Close (SM6 7EP) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Carshalton Central average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Close (SM6 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wandle Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silk Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caraway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hackbridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calico Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calico Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wandle Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wandle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caraway Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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