Crime Rates at Afghan Road, London, SW11 2QD

Afghan Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Afghan Road (SW11 2QD) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Afghan Road (SW11 2QD), 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.