Crime Rates at Garratt Lane, London, SW17 0LW

Garratt Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Tooting Broadway , and the 106th highest crime rate of 805 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 Garratt Lane (SW17 0LW) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% higher than the Tooting Broadway average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garratt Lane (SW17 0LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Recovery Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greaves Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.