Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 8TF
How much crime is recorded in SW20 8TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottenham Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
SW20 8TFLondon
How safe is SW20 8TF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 8TF 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8TFNational
Burglary8.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.