Postcode · London
Crime in SW17 8RT
How much crime is recorded in SW17 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tooting Bec West
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,275 (2024)
SW17 8RTLondon
How safe is SW17 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW17 8RT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 8RTNational
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Burglary10.49.1
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Other theft6.64.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.