Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM2 5LY
How much crime is recorded in SM2 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belmont & South Cheam
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
SM2 5LYSutton
How safe is SM2 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM2 5LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.