Crime Rates at Lessingham Avenue, London, SW17 8NF

Lessingham Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Tooting Bec , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lessingham Avenue (SW17 8NF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Lessingham Avenue (SW17 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Defoe Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillbrook Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.