Total Crime Rate
687.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garratt Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 16th 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 Garratt Lane (SW18 4BN) in the last 12 months was 687.2 per 1,000 residents and was 733.6% higher than the East Putney average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 215.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garratt Lane (SW18 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 314 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckhold Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Borrodaile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrodaile Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdean Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westdean Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westdean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marcus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Malva Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Borrodaile Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marcus Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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