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April 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

Crime in Sutton: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Sutton recorded 1,420 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.77 per 1,000 residents. This places Sutton at #122 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 30.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 2.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring71.66 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,420 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • leaderboardRanked #122 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
  • trending_upCrime up 2.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly
location_cityPart of Greater London —View all 33 London boroughs

Total Crimes

1,420
trending_up +1.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

71.66per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#122of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 31 Violence and sexual offences: 10
31
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 23
23
On or near Supermarket Map
Other theft: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 10
12
On or near Police Station Map
Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 7 Drugs: 3
8
On or near Senhouse Road Map
Anti-social behaviour: 13
13
On or near Petrol Station Map
Other theft: 9 Vehicle crime: 3
9
On or near Pilgrim Close Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other crime: 3 Drugs: 1
5
On or near William Road Map
Anti-social behaviour: 10
10
On or near Supermarket Map
Public order: 10
10
On or near Bridge Road Map
Anti-social behaviour: 10
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,420 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
431
30.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
297
20.9%
Vehicle Crime
125
8.8%
Shoplifting
115
8.1%
Public Order
94
6.6%
Other Theft
92
6.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
73
5.1%
Burglary
61
4.3%
Drug Offences
54
3.8%
Other Crime
26
1.8%
Robbery
18
1.3%
Theft from Person
18
1.3%
Weapons Possession
9
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
7
0.5%

Crime Analysis: Sutton

Sutton recorded 1,420 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 71.66 per 1,000 residents — broadly average for England and Wales, ranked #122 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Sutton at 30.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (20.9%) and Vehicle Crime (8.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Sutton has risen slightly — by 2.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Surrey Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

386

Total Stops

21.0%

Arrest Rate

96

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

204

Offensive weapons

65

Stolen goods

59

Article for use in theft

15

Firearms

6

Articles for use in criminal damage

2

Outcome

A no further action disposal225
Arrest81
Community resolution57
Summons / charged by post19
Not recorded2
Penalty Notice for Disorder1
Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male312
Female66

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

80.5%

White

10.0%

Black

8.2%

Asian

1.3%

Other

Stop & search data published by Surrey Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Sutton West & East Cheam 118 106.3
2Sutton Central 167 103.2
3The Wrythe 95 88.2
4South Beddington & Roundshaw 83 85.9
5St Helier West 123 85.6

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldBelmont 42 3.1
shieldCheam 38 3.4
shieldNorth Cheam 78 7.0
shieldCarshalton South & Clockhouse 41 4.1
shieldWorcester Park South 26 3.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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