Postcode · London
Crime in SW18 5PY
How much crime is recorded in SW18 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Hill North
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,409 (2024)
SW18 5PYLondon
How safe is SW18 5PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW18 5PY 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 5PYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.