Crime Rates at Leigham Close, London, SW16 2LA

Leigham Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Close (SW16 2LA) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Knight's Hill average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigham Close (SW16 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadash Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockfield Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.