Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 177.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prince Of Wales Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 155th 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 Prince Of Wales Drive (SW11 4BN) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Drive (SW11 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Chichester Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meath Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strasburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strasburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Chichester Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Chichester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Chichester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strasburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forfar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meath Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road —
Apr 2026Public order Macduff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Cupar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lurline Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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