Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 8RD
How much crime is recorded in SW20 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottenham Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,562 (2024)
SW20 8RDLondon
How safe is SW20 8RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 8RD 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8RDNational
Shoplifting14.68.4
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary11.69.1
Violence and sexual offences4.823.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.24.6
Robbery0.91.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.