Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alston Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tooting Broadway , and the 139th 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 Alston Road (SW17 0TP) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Tooting Broadway average (143.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alston Road (SW17 0TP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smallwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hepdon Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurso Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smallwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smallwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Smallwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smallwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hepdon Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hepdon Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hepdon Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hepdon Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bertal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bertal Road | β |
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