Total Crime Rate
205.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wandsworth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 155th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
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 Wandsworth Road (SW8 3ND) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Clapham East average (224.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wandsworth Road (SW8 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Clyston Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portslade Road | 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 | Floris Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rule Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rule Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Rule Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Rule Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Barry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Barry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Barry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rozel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rozel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portslade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Iveley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Iveley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portslade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fitzwilliam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wandsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Floris Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Floris Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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