Crime Rates at Lessingham Avenue, Tooting, London, SW17 8NQ

Lessingham Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Tooting Bec , and the 291st 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 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Tooting Bec average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lessingham Avenue (SW17 8NQ), 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.