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Crime in Sutton

1,171 offences were recorded in August 2026. Follow the 13-month trend, see which offence groups account for the total, and read the latest reporting from the borough.

Last updated August 2026

Latest month1,171recorded offences
Year on year
+13.4%same month
Largest groupViolence Against The Person36.3% of the month
13-month signalRecorded offences over time+13.4% year on year
August ’25February ’26August ’26
August 2025: 1033 recorded offences. September 2025: 1128 recorded offences. October 2025: 1164 recorded offences. November 2025: 1171 recorded offences. December 2025: 1005 recorded offences. January 2026: 1024 recorded offences. February 2026: 997 recorded offences. March 2026: 1165 recorded offences. April 2026: 1153 recorded offences. May 2026: 1191 recorded offences. June 2026: 1240 recorded offences. July 2026: 1261 recorded offences. August 2026: 1171 recorded offences

What makes up the total

The Met groups individual offence types into broader categories. The bars show each category’s share of the latest borough total, making composition easier to compare than a table of raw numbers alone.

What changed — and what the chart cannot prove

Evidence

Comparable borough records

Every point uses the same Met dataset and borough geography. Compare Sutton with itself across multiple months before treating a movement as meaningful.

Limit

Recorded does not mean committed

Reports by victims, recording practice and police operations can all change the count. Population and visitor exposure also differ between boroughs.

Latest reporting connected to Sutton

Questions about crime in Sutton

01How many crimes were recorded in Sutton in August 2026?

1,171 offences were recorded by the Metropolitan Police in Sutton. This is a borough total, not an estimate of every offence committed.

02Is recorded crime rising or falling in Sutton?

The latest total is 13.4% higher than the same month a year earlier. One comparison should be read alongside the full trend and changes in reporting or recording.

03What is the most recorded offence group in Sutton?

Violence Against The Person is the largest offence group in the latest month, with 425 recorded offences.

04Do the figures prove how safe Sutton is?

No. Recorded-crime totals are affected by population, visitors, transport hubs, reporting rates, police activity and recording rules. They are evidence about police records, not a personal risk score.

Source: Metropolitan Police recorded-crime geographic breakdown via the London Datastore, under the Open Government Licence.

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