Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM2 5SA
How much crime is recorded in SM2 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,312 (2024)
SM2 5SASutton
How safe is SM2 5SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM2 5SA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
9
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 5SANational
Burglary12.89.1
Violence and sexual offences3.223.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other theft0.54.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.21.5
Public order0.14.6
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.