Postcode district · London
Crime in SW12
How much crime is recorded in SW12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 48,038 (2024)
SW12Postcode district · London
How safe is SW12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW12, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW12National
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Shoplifting10.68.4
Burglary9.49.1
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Other theft5.04.5
Public order3.24.6
Theft from the person2.72.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.