Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2BJ
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackbridge
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
SM5 2BJCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2BJ area, below 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2BJNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.