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Crime in SM1 2

How much crime is recorded in SM1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sutton
Region
London
Population
28,744 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM1 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SM1 2National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary9.29.1
Public order6.74.6
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Theft from the person2.42.1
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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