Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 88.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watford Close area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 356th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watford Close (SW11 4QS) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Close (SW11 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Eastern Wharf, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbridge Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watford Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randall Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hyde Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ursula Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ursula Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ursula Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ursula Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Randall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westbridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Foxmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kersley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kersley Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Kersley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Battersea Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Searles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frere Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maskelyne Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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