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Crime in SW18 5

How much crime is recorded in SW18 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Population
32,858 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW18 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW18 5, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary8.29.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft3.74.5
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

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.

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