Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 4EB
How much crime is recorded in SW8 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nine Elms
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,560 (2024)
How safe is SW8 4EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 4EB area, 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).
SW8 4EBNational
Shoplifting21.78.4
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary15.89.1
Other theft12.74.5
Theft from the person12.22.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Public order4.94.6
Bicycle theft4.51.0
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.