Crime Rates at Hester Road, London, SW11 4AL

Hester Road area has the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 9th 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 Hester Road (SW11 4AL) in the last 12 months was 1007.6 per 1,000 residents and was 722.9% higher than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 164.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hester Road (SW11 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 211 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danvers Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.