Crime Rates at Garratt Lane, London, SW17 0LW

Garratt Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tooting Broadway , and the 106th highest crime rate of 825 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 54.2% higher than the Tooting Broadway average (143.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% 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 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garratt Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.