Crime in Wandsworth
Recorded crime in Wandsworth is about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 3%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
337,655 residents in 186 neighbourhoods. 1% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 9.3/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +3%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 3% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Wandsworth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the England and Wales average. 75 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 44% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Robbery: 15% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 24 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 2.3 |
| Burglary | 6.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 22.3 |
| Drugs | 2.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 9.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.7 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.8 |
| Public order | 5.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.9 |
| Shoplifting | 4.8 |
What crimes are recorded in Wandsworth
76.6 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Wandsworth in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 26,481. Home Office recorded crime: 25,854 (2% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 857 | 2.5 | Down 2% |
| Cars broken into | 1,570 | 4.6 | Down 2% |
| Vehicle tampering | 303 | 0.90 | About the same |
| Vandalism to homes | 307 | 0.91 | About the same |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 96 | 0.28 | Down 27% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 452 | 1.3 | Up 3% |
| Arson | 54 | 0.16 | Down 16% |
| Burglary of homes | 590 | 1.7 | Down 4% |
| Burglary of businesses | 460 | 1.4 | Down 24% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 80 | 0.24 | Up 21% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 138 | 0.41 | Up 70% |
| Robbery of people | 506 | 1.5 | Down 10% |
| Robbery of businesses | 264 | 0.78 | Up 5% |
| Violence with injury | 1,989 | 5.9 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 3,691 | 10.9 | Up 11% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,781 | 5.3 | Up 21% |
| Sexual offences | 877 | 2.6 | Up 9% |
| Shoplifting | 2,585 | 7.7 | Down 6% |
| Bicycle theft | 611 | 1.8 | About the same |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,270 | 3.8 | Down 3% |
| Drug dealing | 650 | 1.9 | Up 67% |
| Drug possession | 766 | 2.3 | Up 22% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Wandsworth.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Wandsworth, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 7,930 | 8% | 3% | 60% | 22% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 2,902 | 8% | 2% | 15% | 74% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2,799 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 91% | 2% |
| Other theft | 2,727 | 1% | 0% | 14% | 80% | 4% |
| Public order | 1,811 | 9% | 1% | 47% | 34% | 9% |
| Burglary | 1,661 | 5% | 0% | 11% | 80% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,595 | 4% | 1% | 27% | 63% | 3% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,567 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 84% | 5% |
| Drugs | 1,212 | 19% | 30% | 40% | 4% | 7% |
| Robbery | 798 | 7% | 0% | 27% | 59% | 7% |
| Bicycle theft | 558 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 89% | 3% |
| Other crime | 399 | 17% | 2% | 41% | 24% | 18% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 156 | 49% | 3% | 26% | 13% | 10% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Wandsworth
Questions about crime in Wandsworth
- Is Wandsworth a safe place to live?
- Wandsworth scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Wandsworth?
- Up 3% over 5 years, from 25,004 recorded crimes a year to 25,809.
- What is the most common crime in Wandsworth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Wandsworth?
- In Wandsworth, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 54% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Wandsworth?
- Of 1,661 burglaries reported in Wandsworth between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 80% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Wandsworth?
- In Wandsworth, the police recorded 857 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.5 per 1,000 residents, down 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Wandsworth?
- 855 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Wandsworth in 2025/26, 2.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Wandsworth last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Wandsworth in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.