Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2AR
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Wrythe
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,866 (2024)
SM5 2ARCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2AR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
153
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 2ARNational
Shoplifting91.18.4
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Public order8.64.6
Drugs5.32.4
Burglary4.99.1
Robbery3.51.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.