Crime Rates at Effort Street, London, SW17 0QP

Effort Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tooting Broadway , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

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 Effort Street (SW17 0QP) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Effort Street (SW17 0QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 373 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tooting Broadway (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.