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Crime in SM3 8

How much crime is recorded in SM3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sutton
Region
London
Population
17,320 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM3 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM3 8, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).

SM3 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting4.18.4
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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