Total Crime Rate
161.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Idlecombe Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Furzedown , and the 187th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Idlecombe Road (SW17 9TB) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Idlecombe Road (SW17 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevill Allen Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amen Corner (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Furzedown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frinton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Amen Corner | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B241 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B241 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B241 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevill Allen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bevill Allen Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bevill Allen Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bevill Allen Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ramsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amen Corner | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Benedict'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansard Beeches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southview Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Amen Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B241 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Idlecombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ascot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knapton Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascot Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knapton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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