Total Crime Rate
481.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lavender Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook , and the 30th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Hill (SW11 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 481.8 per 1,000 residents and was 208.3% higher than the Falconbrook average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 85 (β 182.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lavender Hill (SW11 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 393 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kathleen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barnard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapham Junction Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Junction Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ilminster Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ilminster Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prested Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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