Total Crime Rate
98.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wheatsheaf Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Fulham Reach , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 504 local areas in Hammersmith and Fulham .
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 Wheatsheaf Lane (SW6 6LS) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Fulham Reach average (133.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheatsheaf Lane (SW6 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fulham Reach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Meadowbank Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skelwith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skelwith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skelwith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Larnach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Larnach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larnach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ellaline Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellaline Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Skelwith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Niton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lysia Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lysia Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Niton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holyport Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowbank Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eternit Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rainville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crabtree Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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