Total Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swaby Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Wandle , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swaby Road (SW18 3PH) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Wandle average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swaby Road (SW18 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Mews, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lidiard Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wandsworth Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Quinton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Littleton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldview | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dawnay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawnay Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tranmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tranmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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