Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 1SU
How much crime is recorded in SM5 1SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Helier South
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,420 (2024)
SM5 1SUCarshalton
How safe is SM5 1SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 1SU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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 1SUNational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Burglary12.49.1
Public order10.44.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs3.62.4
Shoplifting3.18.4
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime1.91.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.