Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 280.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meath Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 72nd 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 Meath Street (SW11 4JA) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.2% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meath Street (SW11 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meath Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Patcham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Patcham Terrace Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Meath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meath Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Meath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Joseph'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meath Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strasburg Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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