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Crime in SW8 4

How much crime is recorded in SW8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Population
21,330 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW8 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW8 4, broadly in line with 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
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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).

SW8 4National
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Burglary18.69.1
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Shoplifting12.88.4
Theft from the person9.42.1
Other theft7.84.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.44.6
Robbery3.21.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Drugs1.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.

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