Crime in SW19: Wimbledon, London
data.police.uk recorded 300 street-level crimes at the representative point for SW19 (Wimbledon, London) in Apr 2026. The most common category was shoplifting (67 reports, 22.3% of the total). That is roughly in line with the recent 1-month average for this area.
Wimbledon, a busy town-centre and residential family district.
Crime by category in SW19
Every street-level crime recorded near the SW19 representative point in Apr 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 67 | 22.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 65 | 21.7% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 58 | 19.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 23 | 7.7% |
| Public order | 19 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 16 | 5.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 | 5% |
| Bicycle theft | 9 | 3% |
| Burglary | 9 | 3% |
| Robbery | 7 | 2.3% |
| Theft from the person | 7 | 2.3% |
| Drugs | 4 | 1.3% |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 0.3% |
300 crimes recorded in Apr 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the SW19 centroid, not a single street or property.
How safe is SW19?
In Apr 2026, SW19 was roughly in line with the recent 1-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
300 recorded crimes · Apr 2026 · shoplifting most common
See the crime mapped to one SW19 address
This page is the area picture. To see the crimes mapped closest to one exact property — alongside its sold-price history, EPC, flood and ground risk, and a current valuation — search the address. The full breakdown is in the £24.99 Complete report.
Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in SW19?
data.police.uk recorded 300 street-level crimes in SW19 (Wimbledon, London) in Apr 2026, against a recent monthly average of 300 over the last 1 months. The largest single category was shoplifting, at 22.3% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in SW19?
In Apr 2026 the most common recorded categories in SW19 were shoplifting (67), anti-social behaviour (65), violence and sexual offences (58). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is SW19 getting safer or more dangerous?
We did not return enough months of data to chart a reliable trend for SW19 on the last refresh.
How accurate is the crime data for SW19?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Wandsworth and Earlsfield, a residential commuter district inside Zone 2/3.
South-bank Southwark and Bermondsey, a high-footfall riverside and nightlife district.
Peckham, a dense, fast-changing inner south-east London district.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.