Crime Rates at Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 4EP

Wandsworth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stockwell East , and the 117th highest 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 Wandsworth Road (SW8 4EP) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 271.7% higher than the Stockwell East average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandsworth Road (SW8 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.