Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.8 3/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wandsworth Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Clapham Town , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wandsworth Road (SW8 3JG) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Clapham Town average (122.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandsworth Road (SW8 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daley Thompson Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wandsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beaufoy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilderness Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Thompson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenstown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turnchapel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedars Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Willard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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