What is the crime rate in sutton?

As of March 2026, sutton has an annual crime rate of 71.36 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,398 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does sutton rank nationally for crime?

sutton ranks #111 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in sutton?

The most common crime type in sutton is Violence & Sexual Offences with 418 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 29.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

sutton Crime Intelligence Report

sutton recorded 1,398 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.67 per 1,000 residents. This places sutton at #111 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 12.4% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.2% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,398

trending_up +12.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

71.36per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#116of 330

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 Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 55 Public order: 10	55
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 51	51
On or near Parking Area Map	Public order: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 11	13
On or near Church Side Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Public order: 3 Robbery: 1	14
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 11 Robbery: 5	11
On or near Pilgrim Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Other crime: 5 Drugs: 1	8
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 7 Other theft: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2	7
On or near Petrol Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Bridge Road Map	Anti-social behaviour: 11	11

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,398 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

418

29.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

264

18.9%

Shoplifting

163

11.7%

Public Order

118

8.4%

Vehicle Crime

101

7.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.2%

Other Theft

4.8%

Burglary

3.9%

Drug Offences

3.2%

Theft from Person

2.1%

Robbery

1.6%

Other Crime

0.9%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Sutton West & East Cheam	129	106.3
2	Sutton Central	151	101.7
3	South Beddington & Roundshaw	86	87.7
4	St Helier West	98	85.3
5	The Wrythe	123	84.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Belmont	44	3.2
shield	Cheam	39	3.5
shield	North Cheam	53	4.7
shield	Carshalton South & Clockhouse	42	4.2
shield	Worcester Park South	43	6.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +12.4%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.2%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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