Postcode district · London
Crime in SW17
How much crime is recorded in SW17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 87,357 (2024)
SW17Postcode district · London
How safe is SW17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW17, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
SW17National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary9.19.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.84.5
Public order3.64.6
Theft from the person2.32.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.