Crap Towns / Wandsworth / Crime

How much crime is there in Wandsworth?

The police recorded 79.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wandsworth from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 80.5, up from 78.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	78.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	79.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	80.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.6	34.1
Vehicle crime	9.4	3.8
Other theft	9.0	5.4
Shoplifting	7.7	7.1
Public order	5.4	6.6
Burglary	5.3	3.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.9	7.0
Theft from the person	3.7	0.4
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Robbery	2.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	2.2	0.5
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	9.5 km	1,103
Westminster	7.1 km	409
Kensington and Chelsea	5.5 km	151
Southwark	8.2 km	129
Lambeth	4.7 km	118
Hammersmith and Fulham	5.4 km	114
Wandsworth	–	79.6
Kingston upon Thames	10.0 km	68.8
Sutton	10.0 km	63.2
Merton	4.7 km	63.1
Richmond upon Thames	8.8 km	60.1
The typical town	–	76.2