Overview of Wandsworth crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Wandsworth ranks 18th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 33888 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Wandsworth has a population of 327506. This equates to a crime rate of 103.47 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 6.21 % compared to previous year. It also puts Wandsworth in 23rd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Wandsworth ranks 18th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 33888 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Wandsworth has a population of 327506. This equates to a crime rate of 103.47 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 6.21 % compared to previous year. It also puts Wandsworth in 23rd position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Wandsworth are Violence and sexual offences (23.8%) Anti-social behaviour (20.6%) Vehicle crime (11.3%) and least common crime types are Drugs (2.4%) Other crime (0.9%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).
There are 22 wards in Wandsworth. Wards with high crime rates are Tooting Broadway (197.0), Lavender (196.8), Wandsworth Town (142.7) . On the other end, safest wards are Southfields (60.4), East Putney (58.2), Northcote (49.5) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Wandsworth, we see high crime rates in SW1Y (9091.5), SW1A (3168.5), SW1E (1821.9) . Safest postcode districts are SW19 (93.2), SW18 (92.0), SW15 (90.3) .
Wandsworth crime incidents by crime type
A total of 33888 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 8057 (23.8)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 6983 (20.6)%
- Vehicle crime – 3836 (11.3)%
- Other theft – 3646 (10.8)%
- Burglary – 2202 (6.5)%
- Public order – 1863 (5.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1792 (5.3)%
- Shoplifting – 1630 (4.8)%
- Theft from the person – 931 (2.7)%
- Robbery – 874 (2.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 830 (2.4)%
- Drugs – 820 (2.4)%
- Other crime – 302 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 122 (0.4)%
How does Wandsworth compare against nearby areas ?
Wandsworth ranks 18th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Wandsworth is compared against
Crime rates in Wandsworth wards
There are 22 wards within Wandsworth. Tooting Broadway, Lavender, Wandsworth Town has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Wandsworth wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Wandsworth
There are 18 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Wandsworth. Highest crime rates in SW1Y, SW1A, SW1E .
- SW1Y – 9091.5
- SW1A – 3168.5
- SW1E – 1821.9
- SW1W – 365.8
- SW1X – 353.8
- SW1H – 352.1
- SW1P – 238.1
- SW1V – 152.7
- SW8 – 138.4
- SW4 – 127.8
- SW11 – 120.9
- SW17 – 117.2
- SW12 – 108.3
- SW6 – 101.6
- SW16 – 93.8
- SW19 – 93.2
- SW18 – 92.0
- SW15 – 90.3
Postcode districts in Wandsworth
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