Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 2AY
How much crime is recorded in SM1 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South West
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
SM1 2AYSutton
How safe is SM1 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 2AY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other theft6.84.5
Shoplifting5.98.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Robbery2.11.4
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.