Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Wallington, SM6 8SY

Melbourne Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 267th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (SM6 8SY) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (SM6 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.