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Crime in SW17 7

How much crime is recorded in SW17 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Population
25,725 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW17 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW17 7, 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW17 7National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary10.99.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.54.6
Theft from the person3.22.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% 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.

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