Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 0PR
How much crime is recorded in SW20 0PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottenham Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
SW20 0PRLondon
How safe is SW20 0PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 0PR 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
SW20 0PRNational
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.74.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.