The overall crime rate in South West London postcode area is 127.3 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 25.0k crimes were antisocial behaviour crimes which is 21.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Antisocial behaviour crime rate is at 166% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 41.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "theft from the person crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Theft from the person crime" rate is at 480% of national crime rate which puts South West London on 7. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Theft from the person crime" makes up 8.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "theft from the person crime" is 10.2k cases and has increased by 18.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2024 - April 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 21.3% | 10. highest | 166% | 25.0k | 4.9% |
| Violent crime → | 20.5% | 7. lowest | 74% | 24.0k | -3.5% |
| Other theft crime → | 10.1% | 7. highest | 181% | 11.8k | -22.9% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 8.7% | 7. highest | 480% | 10.2k | 18.2% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 8.4% | 21. highest | 122% | 9.8k | 41.2% |
| Vehicle crime → | 8.0% | 11. highest | 180% | 9.4k | -18.4% |
| Public order crime → | 5.0% | 43. lowest | 89% | 5.9k | -7.8% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.6% | 13. highest | 147% | 5.4k | -13.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 4.5% | 11. lowest | 76% | 5.3k | -9.1% |
| Robbery crime → | 3.0% | 7. highest | 304% | 3.6k | -3.3% |
| Drugs crime → | 3.0% | 21. highest | 119% | 3.5k | 22.8% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.6% | 7. highest | 220% | 1.9k | -23.1% |
| Other crime → | 0.9% | 6. lowest | 50% | 1.0k | 23.2% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.4% | 8. lowest | 50% | 428 | -14.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in South West London postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | South West London postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 27.1 | 16.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 5.9 | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.8 | 7.5 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Other crime | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 12.8 | 7.1 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 10.6 | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person | 11.1 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 10.2 | 5.7 |
| Violent crime | 26.0 | 35.0 |
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