Crime Rates at Sandgate Lane, London, SW18 3JP

Sandgate Lane area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 805 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 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate Lane (SW18 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near College Gardens. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.