Total Crime Rate

258.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acanthus Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Lavender , and the 78th 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 Acanthus Road (SW11 5TY) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Lavender average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acanthus Road (SW11 5TY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Acanthus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rush Hill Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rush Hill Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sabine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sabine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sabine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sabine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grayshott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Eland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marjorie Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marjorie Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lavender Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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