Wandsworth

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Wandsworth.

Population: 329,735
People in Employment: 185,400 (76.5%)
People Inactive: 46,025 (19.0%)
People Unemployed: 10,805 (4.5%)
Number Of Jobs: 100k
Median Salary: £42,665
Mean Salary: £65,006

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Wandsworth. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Wandsworth for 2024

Wandsworths most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 8,180 crimes and in 2022 there were 8,847 crimes. Which is an decrease of 667 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	8,180	648	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	7,824	643	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	4,102	361	Getting Better
Other theft	3,708	293	Getting Better
Burglary	2,128	188	Getting Better
Public order	1,900	163	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,395	142	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,771	131	Getting Better
Theft from the person	890	68	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	885	64	Getting Better
Robbery	772	59	Getting Better
Drugs	857	55	Getting Better
Other crime	321	15	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	136	8	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Wandsworth

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

St Mary's has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Wandsworth, with 1417 crimes and 87 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst West Putney has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
St Mary's	335	45
Trinity	57	8
Falconbrook	0	0
Wandle	0	0
West Hill	0	0
Balham	0	0
Battersea Park	0	0
East Putney	0	0
Furzedown	0	0
Lavender	0	0
Nine Elms	0	0
Northcote	0	0
Roehampton	0	0
Shaftesbury & Queenstown	0	0
South Balham	0	0
Southfields	0	0
Thamesfield	0	0
Tooting Bec	0	0
Tooting Broadway	0	0
Wandsworth Common	0	0
Wandsworth Town	0	0
West Putney	0	0

Crime map for Wandsworth

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Wandsworth

The average property price in Wandsworth is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Wandsworth is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Wandsworth could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,967,001.30	£1,319,078.98	£913,352.70	£526,199.49
2022	£1,966,079.00	£1,318,025.38	£915,070.23	£527,314.69
2021	£1,810,791.20	£1,225,061.29	£859,949.44	£510,858.84
2020	£1,742,514.61	£1,197,532.09	£844,486.86	£517,843.44
2019	£1,639,266.70	£1,128,055.07	£797,113.27	£503,940.62
2018	£1,640,893.29	£1,129,721.52	£799,604.50	£514,038.64
2017	£1,675,084.38	£1,149,217.08	£817,218.47	£535,104.21
2016	£1,656,421.09	£1,144,498.91	£817,446.02	£523,867.72
2015	£1,572,960.92	£1,083,895.83	£772,533.31	£491,811.57
2014	£1,492,641.28	£1,029,814.72	£733,478.46	£467,906.01
2013	£1,261,147.09	£870,070.31	£616,178.60	£392,747.71
2012	£1,117,668.21	£776,146.04	£547,726.85	£353,004.58
2011	£1,055,223.26	£727,128.13	£510,343.90	£335,464.80
2010	£997,329.34	£695,605.52	£492,997.83	£326,518.97

Property prices over time for Wandsworth

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Wandsworth

The median salary in Wandsworth is £42,665 and the mean salary in Wandsworth is £65,006.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 100k
Median Salary: £42,665
Annual Percentage Change: 12.5%
Mean Salary: £65,006

Salary comparison between Wandsworth and Inner London

See how Wandsworth compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Wandsworth ranks 0 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%