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Crime in SM6 7

How much crime is recorded in SM6 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sutton
Region
London
Population
18,942 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM6 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM6 7, 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SM6 7National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary9.49.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% 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.

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