Overview of Sutton crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Sutton ranks 20th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 16306 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Sutton has a population of 209639. This equates to a crime rate of 77.78 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 5.05 % compared to previous year. It also puts Sutton in 32nd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Sutton ranks 20th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 16306 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Sutton has a population of 209639. This equates to a crime rate of 77.78 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 5.05 % compared to previous year. It also puts Sutton in 32nd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Sutton are Violence and sexual offences (29.6%) Anti-social behaviour (19.2%) Vehicle crime (9.6%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.1%) Bicycle theft (1.1%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).
There are 20 wards in Sutton. Wards with high crime rates are Sutton Central (165.6), Sutton West & East Cheam (99.6), The Wrythe (91.6) . On the other end, safest wards are Worcester Park North (48.2), Belmont (Sutton) (45.1), Carshalton South & Clockhouse (42.4) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Sutton, we see high crime rates in CR0 (155.3), E5 (131.6), CR8 (127.0) . Safest postcode districts are CR2 (47.0), CR3 (39.0), CR9 (28.8) .
Sutton crime incidents by crime type
A total of 16306 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 4823 (29.6)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 3131 (19.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 1566 (9.6)%
- Other theft – 1228 (7.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1134 (7.0)%
- Shoplifting – 1025 (6.3)%
- Public order – 1023 (6.3)%
- Burglary – 861 (5.3)%
- Drugs – 422 (2.6)%
- Robbery – 388 (2.4)%
- Theft from the person – 268 (1.6)%
- Other crime – 186 (1.1)%
- Bicycle theft – 178 (1.1)%
- Possession of weapons – 73 (0.4)%
How does Sutton compare against nearby areas ?
Sutton ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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Crime rates in Sutton wards
There are 20 wards within Sutton. Sutton Central, Sutton West & East Cheam, The Wrythe has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Sutton
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Sutton. Highest crime rates in CR0, E5, CR8 .
- CR0 – 155.3
- E5 – 131.6
- CR8 – 127.0
- CR5 – 106.7
- SM1 – 105.2
- SM6 – 87.1
- SM5 – 76.6
- KT17 – 74.2
- SM4 – 68.8
- SM3 – 65.8
- CR4 – 63.9
- SM2 – 54.2
- SM7 – 48.1
- KT4 – 47.5
- CR2 – 47.0
- CR3 – 39.0
- CR9 – 28.8
Postcode districts in Sutton
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