Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 6DA
How much crime is recorded in SW16 6DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Furzedown East
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,316 (2024)
How safe is SW16 6DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 6DA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 6DANational
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.