Total Crime Rate
888.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince 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 4HP) 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 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Culvert Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orkney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kersley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foxmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Soudan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Soudan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Soudan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kersley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brynmaer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chesney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kassala Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brougham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Anerley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kersley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culvert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kersley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Orkney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kersley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orkney Street | Under investigation |
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