Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2JF
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackbridge
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
SM5 2JFCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2JF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2JF 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 2JFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery1.01.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.