Postcode · London
Crime in SW15 1LY
How much crime is recorded in SW15 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Putney Embankment & Lower Common
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
SW15 1LYLondon
How safe is SW15 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW15 1LY area, 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
SW15 1LYNational
Burglary18.39.1
Vehicle crime12.93.5
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Other theft4.74.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order1.54.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.