Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 1PR
How much crime is recorded in SM5 1PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Helier South
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
How safe is SM5 1PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 1PR 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 1PRNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.