Postcode · London
Crime in SW17 8BB
How much crime is recorded in SW17 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
SW17 8BBLondon
How safe is SW17 8BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW17 8BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
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).
SW17 8BBNational
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.39.1
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.