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Crime in SM6 8FA
How much crime is recorded in SM6 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beddington
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,388 (2024)
How safe is SM6 8FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM6 8FA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
SM6 8FANational
Burglary14.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.04.6
Robbery1.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.