Crime Rate in Wandsworth Common, ward

Wandsworth Common has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 3168th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 69th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wandsworth Common in the last 12 months was 55.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Wandsworth district average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wandsworth Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 403 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wandsworth Common ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 351 crimes here, including 293 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.