Crime in Sutton
Recorded crime in Sutton is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 3%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
214,525 residents in 123 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.8/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- −3%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 3% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Sutton, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 52% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Robbery: 11% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.4 |
| Burglary | 4.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.0 |
| Drugs | 2.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.8 |
| Other theft | 5.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.9 |
| Public order | 4.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 |
What crimes are recorded in Sutton
60.3 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Sutton in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 13,270. Home Office recorded crime: 12,933 (3% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 459 | 2.1 | Down 11% |
| Cars broken into | 516 | 2.4 | Down 4% |
| Vehicle tampering | 190 | 0.89 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to homes | 184 | 0.86 | Down 15% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 65 | 0.30 | Up 18% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 285 | 1.3 | About the same |
| Arson | 26 | 0.12 | Down 68% |
| Burglary of homes | 494 | 2.3 | Up 4% |
| Burglary of businesses | 168 | 0.78 | Down 5% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 31 | 0.14 | Down 16% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 77 | 0.36 | Up 51% |
| Robbery of people | 148 | 0.69 | Down 32% |
| Robbery of businesses | 130 | 0.61 | Up 59% |
| Violence with injury | 1,180 | 5.5 | Down 4% |
| Violence without injury | 2,214 | 10.3 | Up 9% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,268 | 5.9 | Up 13% |
| Sexual offences | 462 | 2.2 | Up 21% |
| Shoplifting | 1,381 | 6.4 | Down 4% |
| Bicycle theft | 80 | 0.37 | Down 30% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 211 | 0.98 | Down 16% |
| Drug dealing | 235 | 1.1 | Up 8% |
| Drug possession | 445 | 2.1 | Up 20% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Sutton.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Sutton, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 4,946 | 5% | 8% | 61% | 16% | 10% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1,306 | 1% | 0% | 7% | 88% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 1,300 | 13% | 2% | 18% | 65% | 2% |
| Public order | 1,000 | 8% | 2% | 51% | 30% | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 986 | 3% | 2% | 30% | 60% | 5% |
| Other theft | 931 | 1% | 1% | 19% | 75% | 4% |
| Burglary | 897 | 5% | 0% | 10% | 81% | 5% |
| Drugs | 658 | 13% | 38% | 37% | 4% | 8% |
| Robbery | 277 | 10% | 1% | 26% | 57% | 6% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 256 | 0% | 1% | 19% | 70% | 11% |
| Other crime | 212 | 9% | 8% | 43% | 22% | 18% |
| Bicycle theft | 113 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 83% | 7% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 73 | 33% | 5% | 37% | 7% | 18% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Sutton
Questions about crime in Sutton
- Is Sutton a safe place to live?
- Sutton scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Sutton?
- Down 3% over 5 years, from 13,668 recorded crimes a year to 13,269.
- What is the most common crime in Sutton?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Sutton?
- In Sutton, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 43% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Sutton?
- Of 897 burglaries reported in Sutton between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 81% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Sutton?
- In Sutton, the police recorded 459 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.1 per 1,000 residents, down 11% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Sutton?
- 534 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Sutton in 2025/26, 2.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Sutton last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Sutton in 2025/26, against 1 the year before.