Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 2BL
How much crime is recorded in SM1 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South West
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
SM1 2BLSutton
How safe is SM1 2BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 2BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.84.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.