Total Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince Of Wales Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Drive (SW11 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prince Of Wales Drive (SW11 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlotte Despard Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southolm Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Battersea Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southolm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southolm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southolm Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Battersea Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newtown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newtown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newtown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newtown Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenet Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Chichester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Circus | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Macduff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cupar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cupar Road | Under investigation |
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