Total Crime Rate

371.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 371.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mcdermott Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook , and the 41st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mcdermott Close (SW11 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 371.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.3% higher than the Falconbrook average (155.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mcdermott Close (SW11 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simpson Street, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppock Close (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mcdermott Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Junction Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fownes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clapham Junction Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Junction Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hicks Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Junction Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Khyber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nepaul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sullivan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sullivan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fownes Street
Apr 2026Other theft Patience Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hicks Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coppock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coppock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coppock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coppock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wayford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wayford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wayford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coppock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wayford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingrave Street

Data Sources

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