Crime Rates at Wavertree Road, London, SW2 3SL

Wavertree Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wavertree Road (SW2 3SL) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavertree Road (SW2 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyatt Park Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Presentation Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.