Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM2 6SL
How much crime is recorded in SM2 6SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belmont & South Cheam
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
SM2 6SLSutton
How safe is SM2 6SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM2 6SL 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 6SLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.34.6
Other theft0.74.5
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.