Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2RT
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Wrythe
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
SM5 2RTCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2RT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.9
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 2RTNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Other theft5.44.5
Public order5.34.6
Drugs4.62.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.