Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 1DN
How much crime is recorded in SM5 1DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Wrythe
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
SM5 1DNCarshalton
How safe is SM5 1DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 1DN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
SM5 1DNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs3.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.