Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 0RL
How much crime is recorded in SW20 0RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottenham Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
SW20 0RLLondon
How safe is SW20 0RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 0RL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 0RLNational
Burglary7.99.1
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Theft from the person0.62.1
Public order0.44.6
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.