Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Wrythe
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
SM5 2EQCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2EQ 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2EQNational
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary8.19.1
Public order5.84.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
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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.