Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2AT
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackbridge
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
SM5 2ATCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2AT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2AT 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2ATNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Shoplifting18.88.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft4.74.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.