Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rectory Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Furzedown , and the 369th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Lane (SW17 9PY) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Furzedown average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Lane (SW17 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Lucien Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freshwater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Okeburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Idlecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idlecombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Benedict'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucien Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chillerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Nicholas Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ramsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansard Beeches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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