Total Crime Rate
214.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Octavia Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 112th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
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 Octavia Street (SW11 3DN) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Octavia Street (SW11 3DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simpson Street, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkham Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Simpson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ursula Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ursula Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ursula Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ursula Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Searles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Simpson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Simpson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cabul Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frere Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hyde Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cabul Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfern Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfern Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfern Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullen Street | Under investigation |
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