Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2PR
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton Village
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
SM5 2PRCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2PR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 2PRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Burglary12.59.1
Public order8.34.6
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.