Postcode district · London
Crime in SW20
How much crime is recorded in SW20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 44,723 (2024)
SW20Postcode district · London
How safe is SW20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW20, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
SW20National
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.