Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 2BB
How much crime is recorded in SM1 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South West
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
SM1 2BBSutton
How safe is SM1 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 2BB area, below 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 2BBNational
Anti-social behaviour38.810.7
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Burglary6.79.1
Drugs5.62.4
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft4.04.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.