Postcode · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 4EJ
How much crime is recorded in SM5 4EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carshalton Beeches & Banstead Road
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
SM5 4EJCarshalton
How safe is SM5 4EJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM5 4EJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 4EJNational
Burglary11.59.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Public order0.44.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.