Total Crime Rate
224.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Falconbrook , and the 104th highest crime rate of 825 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 Lancaster Mews (SW18 1BA) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the Falconbrook average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Mews (SW18 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferrier Street, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westdean Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovetts Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marcus Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Malva Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cricketers Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knoll Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ram Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shoreham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shoreham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ann'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ballantine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ballantine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eglantine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marcus Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marcus Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aspley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ebner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ebner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ebner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ebner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ebner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferrier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferrier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferrier Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Borrodaile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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