Total Crime Rate

888.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 888.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 238.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 142.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 101.5 10/10
  • Other theft 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Robbery 35.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Of Wales Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 11th 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 Prince Of Wales Drive (SW11 4HG) in the last 12 months was 888.3 per 1,000 residents and was 625.5% higher than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 319.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Drive (SW11 4HG), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soudan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kassala Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soudan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St James'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kersley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kersley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Kersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latchmere Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Brynmaer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latchmere Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latchmere Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Latchmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Latchmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Foxmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechmore Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soudan Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Kersley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Bridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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