Crime Rates at Leigham Vale, London, SW16 2JH

Leigham Vale area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 387th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigham Vale (SW16 2JH) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigham Vale (SW16 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountearl Gardens, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broxholm Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.