Postcode · Sutton
Crime in SM3 9SN
How much crime is recorded in SM3 9SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Cheam East
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
SM3 9SNSutton
How safe is SM3 9SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM3 9SN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.