Sutton

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Sutton.

Population: 207,707
People in Employment: 100,275 (74.9%)
People Inactive: 28,170 (21.0%)
People Unemployed: 5,470 (4.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 64k
Median Salary: £29,836
Mean Salary: £35,104

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Sutton. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Sutton for 2024

Suttons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,911 crimes and in 2022 there were 5,126 crimes. Which is an decrease of 215 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	3,414	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	193	Getting Better
Burglary	921	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,089	Getting Better
Drugs	467	Getting Better
Other crime	179	Getting Better
Other theft	1,263	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	87	Getting Better
Public order	952	Getting Better
Robbery	344	Getting Better
Shoplifting	865	Getting Better
Theft from the person	241	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,861	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	4,501	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Sutton

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Belmont has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Sutton, with 260 crimes and 61 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Worcester Park South has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Sutton Central	0	0
Sutton North	0	0
Sutton South	0	0
Beddington	0	0
Belmont	0	0
Carshalton Central	0	0
Carshalton South & Clockhouse	0	0
Cheam	0	0
Hackbridge	0	0
North Cheam	0	0
St Helier East	0	0
St Helier West	0	0
South Beddington & Roundshaw	0	0
Stonecot	0	0
Sutton West & East Cheam	0	0
The Wrythe	0	0
Wallington North	0	0
Wallington South	0	0
Worcester Park North	0	0
Worcester Park South	0	0

Crime map for Sutton

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Sutton

The average property price in Sutton is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Sutton is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Sutton could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,063,715.31	£644,388.87	£447,050.66	£294,273.74
2022	£1,035,413.75	£625,989.47	£436,086.63	£286,795.03
2021	£950,079.11	£574,538.76	£401,749.16	£275,523.75
2020	£873,582.72	£535,224.73	£374,074.35	£265,672.17
2019	£845,806.51	£518,991.76	£363,799.94	£265,525.67
2018	£859,872.59	£526,476.63	£368,877.07	£273,421.89
2017	£845,741.78	£516,067.72	£362,697.84	£275,608.05
2016	£822,491.26	£503,276.61	£354,110.91	£264,810.79
2015	£729,879.90	£444,709.39	£313,363.13	£233,782.48
2014	£656,758.48	£399,723.00	£282,406.43	£211,214.35
2013	£573,347.72	£346,075.63	£243,384.46	£182,984.82
2012	£539,347.77	£326,524.84	£229,847.27	£174,810.98
2011	£531,700.22	£317,695.93	£221,905.92	£171,841.73
2010	£522,503.86	£316,110.45	£222,780.51	£173,619.91

Property prices over time for Sutton

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Sutton

The median salary in Sutton is £29,836 and the mean salary in Sutton is £35,104.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 64k
Median Salary: £29,836
Annual Percentage Change: -0.3%
Mean Salary: £35,104

Salary comparison between Sutton and Outer London

See how Sutton compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Sutton ranks 16 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%