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Crime in SM2 6

How much crime is recorded in SM2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sutton
Region
London
Population
20,959 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM2 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM2 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SM2 6National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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.

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