Postcode district · Wallington
Crime in SM6
How much crime is recorded in SM6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sutton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 52,027 (2024)
SM6Postcode district · Wallington
How safe is SM6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM6, 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
SM6National
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary9.99.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.