Postcode · London
Crime in SW18 1RL
How much crime is recorded in SW18 1RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southfields North
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
SW18 1RLLondon
How safe is SW18 1RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW18 1RL area, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
SW18 1RLNational
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs3.92.4
Public order2.54.6
Robbery1.21.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.