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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SM2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SM2 recorded 109 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.31 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring31.15 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment109 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

109
trending_down -16.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

31.15per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

841

Within SM2 district

Sutton

47,096

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Basinghall Gardens Map
total: 6 Drugs: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Bonchurch Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 2
5
Firs Mews Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3
3
Albion Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Hillside Road Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Cheyham Gardens Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2
2
Burdon Park Map
total: 2 Burglary: 2
2
Leslie Gardens Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Evesham Close Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
109 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
44
40.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
26
23.9%
Vehicle Crime
11
10.1%
Burglary
8
7.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
6
5.5%
Public Order
5
4.6%
Drug Offences
4
3.7%
Other Theft
2
1.8%
Shoplifting
2
1.8%
Weapons Possession
1
0.9%

Crime Analysis: SM2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SM2 (40.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (23.9%) and Vehicle Crime (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SM2 has fallen slightly — by 2.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SM2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -16.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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