Crime Rates at Hester Road, London, SW11 4AN

Hester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 38th 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 Hester Road (SW11 4AN) in the last 12 months was 397.0 per 1,000 residents and was 270.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hester Road (SW11 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Eastern Wharf, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randall Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.