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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SW8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SW8 recorded 502 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.9 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 18.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring97.26 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment502 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

502
trending_down -2.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

97.26per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,454

Within SW8 district

Wandsworth

63,553

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 56 Shoplifting: 49 Robbery: 2
56
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 23 Shoplifting: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 2
23
Miles Street Map
total: 22 Theft from the person: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4
22
Shopping Area Map
total: 17 Theft from the person: 5 Other theft: 4
17
Vauxhall Map
total: 15 Theft from the person: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4
15
Trenchold Street Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
13
Parry Street Map
total: 12 Theft from the person: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Supermarket Map
total: 12 Theft from the person: 4 Shoplifting: 3
12
Vauxhall Bus Station Map
total: 11 Theft from the person: 5 Robbery: 3
11
Nightclub Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Other theft: 2
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
502 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
91
18.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
88
17.5%
Shoplifting
76
15.1%
Theft from Person
72
14.3%
Other Theft
44
8.8%
Robbery
31
6.2%
Public Order
25
5.0%
Burglary
19
3.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
14
2.8%
Drug Offences
13
2.6%
Vehicle Crime
13
2.6%
Bicycle Theft
10
2.0%
Other Crime
5
1.0%
Weapons Possession
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: SW8

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SW8 at 18.1%. Anti-social Behaviour (17.5%) and Shoplifting (15.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SW8 has fallen noticeably — by 5.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SW8 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_down -2.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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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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