Total Crime Rate
588.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lavender Hill area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Lavender , and the 20th 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 Lavender Hill (SW11 5RL) in the last 12 months was 588.8 per 1,000 residents and was 329.1% higher than the Lavender average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 218.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lavender Hill (SW11 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnchapel Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wickersley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wix'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rush Hill Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Taybridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gideon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gideon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rush Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Taybridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnchapel Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Craven Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gowrie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Turnchapel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abberley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abberley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Turnchapel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fontarabia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cedars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garfield Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jedburgh Street | — |
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