Crime Rates at Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5RL

Lavender Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lavender , and the 56th 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 5RL) in the last 12 months was 305.6 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% higher than the Lavender average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Hill (SW11 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedars Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.