Total Crime Rate
670.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
158.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garratt Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 18th 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 Garratt Lane (SW18 4GR) in the last 12 months was 670.5 per 1,000 residents and was 673.7% higher than the East Putney average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (β 158.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garratt Lane (SW18 4GR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 335 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wandsworth Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdean Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdean Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdean Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdean Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westdean Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westdean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westdean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandsworth High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wandsworth High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vermont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Iron Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iron Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ridgmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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