Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2BW
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Wrythe
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,765 (2024)
SM5 2BWCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2BW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2BW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 2BWNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.