Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 5FA
How much crime is recorded in SW8 5FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nine Elms
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,544 (2024)
SW8 5FALondon
How safe is SW8 5FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 5FA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5FANational
Burglary29.39.1
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Other theft7.94.5
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Theft from the person6.92.1
Shoplifting5.98.4
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Robbery3.51.4
Public order2.54.6
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 146% 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.