Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 2LA
How much crime is recorded in SM1 2LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton West
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
SM1 2LASutton
How safe is SM1 2LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 2LA 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2LANational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs2.92.4
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
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.