Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 1ND
How much crime is recorded in SM5 1ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middleton Circle
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
SM5 1NDCarshalton
How safe is SM5 1ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 1ND 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 1NDNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Burglary10.19.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.34.6
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.