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Crime in SW8 5

How much crime is recorded in SW8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wandsworth
Region
London
Population
7,874 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW8 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW8 5, 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
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 5National
Burglary24.19.1
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Theft from the person12.42.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Other theft7.74.5
Robbery3.71.4
Drugs3.72.4
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 47% 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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