Postcode · London
Crime in SW18 4PP
How much crime is recorded in SW18 4PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merton Road
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
SW18 4PPLondon
How safe is SW18 4PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW18 4PP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4PPNational
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Theft from the person1.42.1
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.