Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM1 3RL
How much crime is recorded in SM1 3RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton East
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
SM1 3RLSutton
How safe is SM1 3RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM1 3RL area, broadly in line with 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
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3RLNational
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary7.39.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.72.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.