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Crime in SW6 1

How much crime is recorded in SW6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hammersmith and Fulham
Region
London
Population
14,689 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW6 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW6 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW6 1National
Anti-social behaviour29.210.7
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Burglary15.69.1
Shoplifting12.48.4
Other theft9.24.5
Public order8.64.6
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Theft from the person2.82.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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