Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lessingham Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Tooting Bec , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 805 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 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Tooting Bec average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ).

In the area around Lessingham Avenue (SW17 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blakenham Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillbrook Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lessingham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brudenell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakenham Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ravenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chasefield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruislip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foulser Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Defoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derinton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derinton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derinton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blakenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groomfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okeburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Groomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gassiot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avoca Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groomfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groomfield Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Totterdown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Letchworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Letchworth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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