Postcode · London
Crime in SW17 8RD
How much crime is recorded in SW17 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec East
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
SW17 8RDLondon
How safe is SW17 8RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW17 8RD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8RDNational
Anti-social behaviour31.210.7
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary11.49.1
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Other theft4.74.5
Robbery2.31.4
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.