Postcode · London
Crime in SW18 4LY
How much crime is recorded in SW18 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlsfield North
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
SW18 4LYLondon
How safe is SW18 4LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW18 4LY 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4LYNational
Anti-social behaviour27.510.7
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.44.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.