Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 2TP
How much crime is recorded in SM5 2TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wallington North
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
SM5 2TPCarshalton
How safe is SM5 2TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 2TP 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2TPNational
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Other theft7.04.5
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.