Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM3 8LP
How much crime is recorded in SM3 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Cheam East
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
SM3 8LPSutton
How safe is SM3 8LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM3 8LP area, 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
SM3 8LPNational
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.44.6
Robbery2.91.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Theft from the person2.42.1
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
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.