Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 8RT
How much crime is recorded in SW20 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Raynes Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,078 (2024)
SW20 8RTLondon
How safe is SW20 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 8RT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 8RTNational
Shoplifting20.58.4
Burglary18.89.1
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Other theft5.24.5
Robbery4.51.4
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Theft from the person1.62.1
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.