Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 2DS
How much crime is recorded in SM1 2DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton West
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
SM1 2DSSutton
How safe is SM1 2DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 2DS area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2DSNational
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.