Total Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shirley Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (SM6 9QB) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shirley Road (SM6 9QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcote Green (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oakwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elystan Close | — |
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