Crime Rates at Sandgate Lane, London, SW18 3JP

Sandgate Lane area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 288th 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 Sandgate Lane (SW18 3JP) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Balham average (128.2 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Lane (SW18 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near College Gardens. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.