Crime Rate in Nine Elms, ward

Nine Elms has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 390th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 91st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Nine Elms in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Wandsworth district average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nine Elms’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -3.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 299 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nine Elms ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Circus Road West, with 215 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ace Way (68 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.