Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wordsworth Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 9th lowest 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 Wordsworth Road (SM6 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Road (SM6 9RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stafford Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carew Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carshalton Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B271 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Charlotte Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stafford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foresters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B271 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B271 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hinton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Road | — |
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