Crime Rates at Birley Street, London, SW11 5XF

Birley Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lavender , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birley Street (SW11 5XF) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Street (SW11 5XF), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Chichester Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.