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Crime in SW18 1

How much crime is recorded in SW18 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Population
32,915 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW18 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW18 1, 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).

SW18 1National
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary12.49.1
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting3.68.4
Drugs3.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% 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.

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