London · Neighbourhood crime trends

London Wandsworth

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighbourhood, Wandsworth, Q1 2023 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

16 neighbourhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighbourhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2023

London as a whole averaged 28.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Wandsworth averaged 22.1, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 16 neighbourhoods of Wandsworth compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 7,605 crimes across them, 22.1 for every 1,000 residents. That is 5.0% below a year earlier and 13.3% above Q1 2023, the first quarter we track.

Southfields has the lowest rate of the everyday neighbourhoods (13.2 per 1,000), followed by East Putney (13.6) and Earlsfield (14.0). Battersea Power Station has the highest (32.5).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 16 LONDON WANDSWORTH NEIGHBOURHOODs race across 14 quarter periods from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against London's average.

Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

A little history

Wandsworth in London. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium. Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London and forms part of Inner London. Its main communities include Balham, Putney and Wandsworth Town.

Notable neighbourhoods in Wandsworth include:

Balham and Battersea Park. Balham is an area in south-west London, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It has been settled since Saxon times and appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. Battersea Park is a 200-acre green space on the south bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was opened in 1858.

Putney and Wandsworth Town. Putney is a district in southwest London, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The London Plan identifies the area as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Wandsworth Town is a district of South London, within the same borough, and the London Plan identifies it as one of the same 35 major centres in Greater London.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Southfields

13.2 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Battersea Power Station

32.5 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

22.1 per 1,000

5.0% below a year earlier ·

13.3% above Q1 2023

Compared

16 neighbourhoods

344,632 residents · 14 quarters

London Wandsworth neighbourhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2023 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighbourhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Fazl Mosque, Southfields — **Southfields** · Fazl Mosque
Photo: Kashif Ahmed, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

East Putney Station, East Putney — **East Putney** · East Putney Station
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Cherry Tree Avenue, Earlsfield — **Earlsfield** · Cherry Tree Avenue
Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The Right Honourable David Lloyd George, O.M., Prime Minister, Lived in This House, 1900-1904, Wandsworth Common — **Wandsworth Common** · The Right Honourable David Lloyd George, O.M., Prime Minister, Lived in This House, 1900-1904
Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Police Station, Clapham South — **Clapham South** · Police Station
Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Roehampton House 2026-09-13, Barnes — **Barnes** · Roehampton House 2026-09-13
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Flickr - Duncan~ - Polish Church, Putney — **Putney** · Flickr - Duncan~ - Polish Church
Photo: Duncan Harris from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Battersea Power Station 14, Battersea Park — **Battersea Park** · Battersea Power Station 14
Photo: Jenny Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighbourhoods moved each quarter

2023

Whole-area crime rate 19.5 to 23.2 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Putney Vale 14th→3rd (Q2) moved down Battersea Power Station 4th→10th (Q2) Barnes 8th→4th (Q3) Putney Vale 3rd→14th (Q3) Putney Vale 14th→1st (Q4) Wandsworth Common 5th→10th (Q4) Battersea Power Station 7th→12th (Q4) Wandsworth Town 11th→15th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 21.3 to 22.8 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Wandsworth Common 10th→5th (Q1) Wandsworth Town 15th→10th (Q1) Wandsworth Common 8th→4th (Q3) moved down Putney Vale 1st→5th (Q3) Putney Vale 5th→9th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 20.3 to 24.2 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Putney Vale 9th→14th (Q1) Wandsworth Town 10th→14th (Q2) moved up Battersea Park 13th→9th (Q3) Putney Vale 12th→16th (Q3) Putney Vale 16th→7th (Q4) Putney 7th→11th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 20.5 to 22.1 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down Putney Vale 7th→11th (Q1) moved up Putney Vale 11th→4th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 32% (2,467), property incidents were 32% (2,439), public order incidents were 27% (2,022) and vehicle crimes were 9% (677).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighbourhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighbourhood in this race has residents to count.

Putney Vale (15.8 per 1,000 from 5 crimes among 316 residents) is a place with few residents (under 3,000): a rate on so few people says little about living there, so it is not named as the lowest or highest.

The 16 neighbourhoods on the map

Wandsworth is made of 16 neighbourhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations and OS Open Names: 344,632 residents between them.

Balham
Barnes
Battersea Park
Battersea Power Station
Clapham Junction
Clapham South
Earlsfield
East Putney
Imperial Wharf
Putney
Putney Vale
Southfields
Tooting Bec
Tooting Broadway
Wandsworth Common
Wandsworth Town

All 16 neighbourhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2023.
#	Neighbourhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2023	Places gained
1	Southfields	33,472	13.2	5.0	3.0	1.5	3.7	8%	–
2	East Putney	15,484	13.6	3.4	5.0	1.1	4.1	3%	–
3	Earlsfield	23,583	14.0	3.8	4.9	1.7	3.7	3%	–
4	Putney Vale †	316	15.8	3.2	6.3	0.0	6.3	29%	10
5	Wandsworth Common	14,352	18.7	5.4	5.0	2.9	5.5	1%	3
6	Clapham South	22,973	19.0	5.6	5.1	3.2	5.0	7%	1
7	Barnes	25,278	19.6	8.1	4.0	1.4	6.2	1%	2
8	Putney	21,757	20.4	5.1	8.5	1.7	5.1	0%	3
9	Imperial Wharf	33,242	22.8	7.9	6.4	2.5	5.9	21%	2
10	Battersea Park	15,295	23.3	7.1	7.2	2.2	6.9	16%	–
11	Tooting Bec	19,454	25.4	11.4	6.1	1.7	6.3	43%	5
12	Balham	18,587	25.7	6.7	10.6	2.5	5.9	20%	–
13	Wandsworth Town	29,447	26.2	7.4	9.2	2.0	7.6	18%	–
14	Clapham Junction	40,760	27.5	7.6	10.2	2.1	7.6	19%	1
15	Tooting Broadway	21,758	32.4	13.1	10.6	1.6	7.1	2%	1
16	Battersea Power Station	8,874	32.5	11.5	13.2	1.0	6.8	110%	12

† Putney Vale is a place with few residents. A rate on a very small number of residents or crimes is not comparable with the others.

Photographs

93 photographs of the 16 neighbourhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 93 photographs and their credits

Southfields · Fazl Mosque. Photo: Kashif Ahmed, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
East Putney · East Putney Station. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Earlsfield · Cherry Tree Avenue. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wandsworth Common · The Right Honourable David Lloyd George, O.M., Prime Minister, Lived in This House, 1900-1904. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham South · Police Station. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barnes · Roehampton House 2026-09-13. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney · Flickr - Duncan~ - Polish Church. Photo: Duncan Harris from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Park · Battersea Power Station 14. Photo: Jenny Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Bec · Springfield Hospital, Tooting. Photo: Simon from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · Balham Station 2025-01-24. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wandsworth Town · Sir Hugh Walpole Plaque and House. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Junction · Clapham Junction Stationmaster's House, St John's Hill. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Broadway · Lessingham Avenue, Tooting. Photo: Simon, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Happy Street, by Yinka Ilori. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Anerley · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Wandsworth London Battersea Park Road, Anerley Street, Dagnall Street, Austin Road 1 and Austin Road 2, L5. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Common · Eaton House School. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Haydons Road · Sutton Courtney House Hazelhurst Road Tooting London SW17 0UB. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney Bridge · Display About the Putney Debates. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Tooting Library, Upper Tooting, London. Photo: Brokentaco, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Southfields · Home I Grew Up in as a Kid in Southfields, London. As Seen Through Google Earth Street View.. Photo: ahsankarim, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Putney · East Putney Station. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Earlsfield · London, UK - Panoramio - IIya Kuzhekin (9). Photo: IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wandsworth Common · David Lloyd George Memorial Tablet House - 191 Trinity Road SW17 7HA. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham South · Oliver House Preparatory School. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney · A Building on Ravenna Road. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Park · Chelsea House Boat!. Photo: Mark from Brighton, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Bec · All Saints, Tooting. Photo: Simon from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · Balham Tube Station Western Building 2020. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wandsworth Town · Book House 45 East Hill London SW18 2QZ. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Junction · Arding & Hobbs Clock Tower Interior 2025-06-03. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Broadway · Near 171 Tooting High Street. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Battersea Power Station. Photo: Mark from Brighton, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Haydons Road · V2 Rocket Site Green Plaque Sutton Courtney House Hazelhurst Road Tooting London SW17 0UB. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney Bridge · Flickr - Duncan~ - Putney, St Mary's. Photo: Duncan Harris from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Tooting Bec Station. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Putney · East Putney Tube Station Roundel 2024-12-19. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Earlsfield · Henry Prince Estate.. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wandsworth Common · A Building on Nightingale Lane, Wandsworth. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham South · Victoria House. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney · Group 2 on Putney High St August 2011. Photo: Carlbob.com, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Park · 214 Battersea Park Road 2024-05-22. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Bec · King's Head, Tooting 2020. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · The Clock Tower, St Mary and St John The Divine Church, Balham - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wandsworth Town · Sir Hugh Walpole Book House 45 East Hill London SW18 2QZ. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Junction · Christ Church and St Stephens Battersea 2024-05-22. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Broadway · 16 Ruislip Street Tooting London SW17 8PD. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Battersea Power Station and Chinook. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney Bridge · Inside St Mary's Church, Putney 2024-12-19. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Tooting Broadway Underground Station. Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
East Putney · Phone Box in a Hotel. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Earlsfield · Clock in London 174. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham South · GUS ELEN - 3 Thurleigh Avenue Balham London SW12 8AN. Photo: Spudgun67 from Walthamstow, London, England, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney · Above the Shops, Putney. Photo: grassrootsgroundswell, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Park · Buildings on Battersea Park Road. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · St Mary and St John The Divine Church, Balham - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wandsworth Town · Belongings of Harry Allen, Official Executioner, Wandsworth Museum 2011-11-19. Photo: Maggie Jones, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Junction · Gilmore House. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Broadway · New Window in the Library. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Battersea Power Station. Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · TOOTING HIGH STREET London Postcard with Trams (JH2767). Photo: mark's vintage topographical postcards, Public domain · Flickr
East Putney · Two Bombs Fell at the End of This Mews in World War Two. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Earlsfield · Earlsfield Book Shop. Photo: Maggie Jones from London, England, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham South · Poynders Gardens. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Putney · Millennium Clock, Putney 2014-12-28. Photo: grassrootsgroundswell, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Park · Battersea, London. Photo: grassrootsgroundswell, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON - 99 Nightingale Lane Balham London SW12 8LZ. Photo: Spudgun67, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wandsworth Town · Argento Tower. Photo: pudina, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Junction · Arding & Hobbs Roof Tower 2025-06-03. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Broadway · London, UK - Panoramio - IIya Kuzhekin (8). Photo: IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Battersea Power Station Christmas Tree 2024-12-23. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Thomas Hardy - 172 Trinity Road Tooting London SW17 7HT. Photo: Spudgun67, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Earlsfield · St Andrew's Church, Earlsfield - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapham South · The Bank of Swans. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · Balham Underground Station - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wandsworth Town · Buildings on North Side, Wandsworth Common. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Clapham Junction · A Building on Elsynge Road. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting Broadway · London, UK - Panoramio - IIya Kuzhekin (56). Photo: IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Battersea Power Station 51. Photo: Martin Pettitt, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Staten Island Railway HARRY LAUDER - 46 Longley Road Tooting London SW17 9LL. Photo: Spudgun67, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Earlsfield · The Wandle Pub, Earlsfield - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapham South · Poynders Gardens. Photo: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · Du Cane Court, Balham - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapham Junction · Garage Entrance, Banbury Street. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Battersea Power Station · Battersea Power Station 43. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Springfield Hospital, Tooting. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapham South · H.M. Bateman. Photo: Simon Harriyott from Uckfield, England, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · The Devonshire Pub, Balham - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapham Junction · Housing on Latchmere Road, Battersea. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · TED 'KID' LEWIS - Nightingale House Nightingale Lane Balham London SW12 8NB. Photo: Spudgun67, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Clapham Junction · A View of the Side of a Building at the Corner of Sisters Avenue and Clapham Common North Side. Photo: Robert-brook, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Balham · GUS ELEN - 3 Thurleigh Avenue Balham London SW12 8AN. Photo: Spudgun67, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Balham · Du Cane Court. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Balham · Balham & Tooting Sports and Social Club. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data as published by the UK Home Office through their national data portal at data.police.uk and licensed under their Open Government Licence v3.0. Reported crime incidents originate from individual Territorial Police Forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contains ONS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains NISRA data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighbourhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighbourhood.