Crime Rate in Wandsworth Common, ward

Wandsworth Common has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 3611th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 109th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wandsworth Common in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Wandsworth district average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wandsworth Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 415 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 88.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -65.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 478 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wandsworth Common ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 346 crimes here, including 278 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.