Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM2 5EA
How much crime is recorded in SM2 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton South & Shanklin
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,963 (2024)
SM2 5EASutton
How safe is SM2 5EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM2 5EA 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Burglary1.29.1
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.