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Crime in Wandsworth by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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9,485crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Southfieldslowest rate53.1 per 1,000 a year
110.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Balham (-3%), Putney (2%) and Nine Elms (3%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Putney ValeSW15 · 1,684 residents 175.8▲ 6%violence
2Clapham JunctionSW11 · 37,495 residents 163.6▲ 12%anti-social behaviour
3Nine ElmsSW8 · 35,356 residents 156▲ 3%violence
4BatterseaSW11 · 35,853 residents 154.6▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
5WandsworthSW18 · 30,177 residents 123.4▲ 10%violence
6SummerstownSW17 · 19,497 residents 118.8▲ 13%violence
7RoehamptonSW15 · 16,341 residents 110.4▲ 9%violence
8PutneySW15 · 24,374 residents 99.6▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
9TootingSW17 · 176,691 residents 97.7▲ 7%violence
10BalhamSW12 · 38,837 residents 85.6▼ 3%violence
11FurzedownSW17 · 38,577 residents 79.3▲ 7%violence
12EarlsfieldSW18 · 34,576 residents 77▲ 18%anti-social behaviour
13SouthfieldsSW19 · 31,320 residents 53.1▲ 9%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Wandsworth have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Southfields, Earlsfield, Furzedown, Balham and Tooting.

Which areas of Wandsworth have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Putney Vale, Clapham Junction, Nine Elms, Battersea and Wandsworth.

Is crime going up or down in Wandsworth?

Across Wandsworth, 9,485 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.