Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM2 7AE
How much crime is recorded in SM2 7AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheam High Street
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,026 (2024)
SM2 7AESutton
How safe is SM2 7AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM2 7AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7AENational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.