Crime Rates at West Hill, London, SW18 1SB

West Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 18th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Hill (SW18 1SB) in the last 12 months was 670.9 per 1,000 residents and was 714.0% higher than the East Putney average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 307.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill (SW18 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.