Postcode area · Sutton
Crime in SM
How much crime is recorded in SM, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 273,437 (2024)
SMPostcode area · Sutton
How safe is SM
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SMNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary8.59.1
Shoplifting6.98.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.