Crime Rate in Southfields, ward

Southfields has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 2825th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Southfields in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Wandsworth district average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Southfields’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 180 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Southfields ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.