Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2LY
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hackbridge
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
SM5 2LYCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2LY area, broadly in line with 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 2LYNational
Shoplifting24.48.4
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Burglary5.19.1
Public order3.94.6
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.