Total Crime Rate
321.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mcdermott Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 825 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 321.4 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Falconbrook average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mcdermott Close (SW11 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Simpson Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cabul Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mcdermott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fawcett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawcett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcdermott Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bramlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bramlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Falcon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hicks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcdermott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramlands Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Falcon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Falcon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Falcon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hicks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winstanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meyrick Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winstanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winstanley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winstanley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hicks Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingrave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hicks Close | β |
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