Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 3EP
How much crime is recorded in SM5 3EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton on the Hill
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
SM5 3EPCarshalton
How safe is SM5 3EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 3EP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 3EPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.04.6
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.