Postcode district · London
Crime in SW13
How much crime is recorded in SW13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Richmond upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 19,642 (2024)
SW13Postcode district · London
How safe is SW13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW13, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
SW13National
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.