Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2PH
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton Village
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
SM5 2PHCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2PH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 2PHNational
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary7.79.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.