Postcode sector · Carshalton
Crime in SM5 9
How much crime is recorded in SM5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 2,274 (2024)
SM5 9Postcode sector · Carshalton
How safe is SM5 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM5 9, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Shoplifting12.88.4
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Robbery2.91.4
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.02.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.