Postcode · London
Crime in SW18 5PD
How much crime is recorded in SW18 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merton Road
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,839 (2024)
SW18 5PDLondon
How safe is SW18 5PD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW18 5PD 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
22.3
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 5PDNational
Burglary10.29.1
Vehicle crime9.73.5
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.01.4
Public order0.44.6
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.