Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 1RL
How much crime is recorded in SM1 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Central
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,187 (2024)
SM1 1RLSutton
How safe is SM1 1RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 1RL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
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).
SM1 1RLNational
Shoplifting40.58.4
Anti-social behaviour40.110.7
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Public order13.14.6
Burglary11.69.1
Other theft7.24.5
Robbery7.11.4
Drugs5.92.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Theft from the person2.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.