Postcode sector · London
Crime in SW17 6
How much crime is recorded in SW17 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 3,777 (2024)
SW17 6Postcode sector · London
How safe is SW17 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW17 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
SW17 6National
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.72.4
Public order1.94.6
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.