Postcode · London
Crime in SW18 5PU
How much crime is recorded in SW18 5PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southfields North
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
How safe is SW18 5PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW18 5PU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5PUNational
Burglary13.59.1
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.