Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Higher Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Belmont , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Drive (SM7 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Belmont average (44.1 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 Violence and sexual offences 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 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Higher Drive (SM7 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Banstead Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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