Postcode district · London
Crime in SW14
How much crime is recorded in SW14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Richmond upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 20,876 (2024)
SW14Postcode district · London
How safe is SW14
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW14, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
SW14National
Burglary10.59.1
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
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.