Total Crime Rate

209.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 209.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Octavia Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 120th highest crime rate of 805 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 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% 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 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkham Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Octavia Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battersea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Randall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Randall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Searles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abercrombie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frere Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frere Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frere Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Henty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bullen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ethelburga Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ursula Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobalt Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobalt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cobalt Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobalt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobalt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosenau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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