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Crime in SW19 8

How much crime is recorded in SW19 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merton
Region
London
Population
22,817 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW19 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW19 8, 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).

SW19 8National
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Shoplifting12.68.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.61.5
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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