Crime Rates at Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8HL

Franciscan Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Tooting Bec , and the 146th 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 Franciscan Road (SW17 8HL) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Tooting Bec average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franciscan Road (SW17 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Lucien Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.