Total Crime Rate
258.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Acanthus 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rush Hill Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rush Hill Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sabine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sabine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sabine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sabine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grayshott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kingsley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marjorie Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marjorie Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lavender Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsley Road | Under investigation |
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