Safety index · Wandsworth, London · data through April 2026
Is Tooting Broadway safe?
Tooting Broadway records more reported crime than most London neighbourhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 33 out of 100 — right at the Inner London median of 31, ranking 96th of 248 Inner London areas — based on 355 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through April 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (27% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 96 · 27% | |
| Anti-social behaviour | 75 · 21% | |
| Theft from a person | 27 · 8% | |
| Public order | 21 · 6% | |
| Burglary | 17 · 5% | |
| Other theft | 27 · 8% |
Walking in Tooting Broadway at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Tooting Bec33/100 · Elevated
- Furzedown38/100 · Elevated
- Trinity34/100 · Elevated
- Wandsworth Common37/100 · Elevated
- South Balham37/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Tooting Broadway safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 33/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Tooting Broadway?
Violent crime — 96 of 355 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through April 2026.
How is the Tooting Broadway safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalises against national crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.