Crime Rates at Lyminge Gardens, London, SW18 3JS

Lyminge Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 3rd 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 Lyminge Gardens (SW18 3JS) in the last 12 months was 1676.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1159.4% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 427 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 478 (≈ 1369.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 478.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyminge Gardens (SW18 3JS), 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.