Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 4QL
How much crime is recorded in SW16 4QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowan Road
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,819 (2024)
SW16 4QLLondon
How safe is SW16 4QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 4QL area, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
SW16 4QLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.