Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM2 5DB
How much crime is recorded in SM2 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South & Shanklin
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,107 (2024)
SM2 5DBSutton
How safe is SM2 5DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM2 5DB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
SM2 5DBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour22.210.7
Burglary15.29.1
Other theft8.14.5
Public order7.74.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Theft from the person2.62.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.82.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 94% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.