Postcode · London
Crime in SW19 8LY
How much crime is recorded in SW19 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimbledon Broadway North
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,337 (2024)
SW19 8LYLondon
How safe is SW19 8LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW19 8LY area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
SW19 8LYNational
Burglary9.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Public order0.84.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.