Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 8PS
How much crime is recorded in SW20 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimbledon Chase
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
SW20 8PSLondon
How safe is SW20 8PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 8PS area, well below 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8PSNational
Burglary8.39.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.