Postcode district · London
Crime in SW6
How much crime is recorded in SW6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Region
- London
- Population
- 77,785 (2024)
SW6Postcode district · London
How safe is SW6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW6, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
SW6National
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Burglary14.69.1
Other theft6.44.5
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.