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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SW12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SW12 recorded 268 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.75 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 17.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 27.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring66.65 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment268 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 27.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

268
trending_up +3.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

66.65per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

980

Within SW12 district

Wandsworth

46,648

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 27 Shoplifting: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 5
27
Supermarket Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 12 Robbery: 4
20
Clapham South Map
total: 18 Public order: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
18
Balham Map
total: 12 Theft from the person: 5 Bicycle theft: 2
12
Pakenham Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Broxash Road Map
total: 8 Vehicle crime: 6 Robbery: 1
8
Old Dairy Mews Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Hildreth Street Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 2 Theft from the person: 2
6
Norgrove Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Shopping Area Map
total: 5 Public order: 3 Bicycle theft: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
268 Total
Anti-social Behaviour
48
17.9%
Vehicle Crime
48
17.9%
Violence & Sexual Offences
42
15.7%
Shoplifting
31
11.6%
Other Theft
27
10.1%
Public Order
17
6.3%
Robbery
15
5.6%
Theft from Person
14
5.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9
3.4%
Bicycle Theft
8
3.0%
Drug Offences
6
2.2%
Burglary
3
1.1%

Crime Analysis: SW12

Anti-social Behaviour is the most common offence category in SW12 at 17.9%, though crime here is spread more evenly across types than in many comparable areas. Vehicle Crime (17.9%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (15.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SW12 has risen sharply — by 27.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SW12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +27.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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