Postcode · London
Crime in SW20 9AF
How much crime is recorded in SW20 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merton Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
SW20 9AFLondon
How safe is SW20 9AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW20 9AF 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
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 9AFNational
Burglary7.09.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.54.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.