Crime Rates at Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5QL

Lavender Hill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lavender , and the 119th 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 Lavender Hill (SW11 5QL) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Lavender average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Hill (SW11 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashley Crescent, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tipthorpe Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.