Postcode sector · London
Crime in SW20 2
How much crime is recorded in SW20 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 1,436 (2024)
SW20 2Postcode sector · London
How safe is SW20 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW20 2, 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 2National
Burglary7.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft2.24.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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.