Postcode district · London
Crime in SW19
How much crime is recorded in SW19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 103,724 (2024)
SW19Postcode district · London
How safe is SW19
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW19, 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
SW19National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Shoplifting8.48.4
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.