Crime Rates at Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2SE

Leigham Court Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Leigham Court Road (SW16 2SE) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigham Court Road (SW16 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadash Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knolly'S Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.