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Crime in SW20 8

How much crime is recorded in SW20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merton
Region
London
Population
20,593 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW20 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW20 8, 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW20 8National
Shoplifting10.48.4
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.94.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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