Postcode district · London
Crime in SW18
How much crime is recorded in SW18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 88,063 (2024)
SW18Postcode district · London
How safe is SW18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW18, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
SW18National
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft5.04.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order3.44.6
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.