Total Crime Rate
88.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Watford 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Randall Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hyde Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ursula Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ursula Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ursula Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ursula Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Randall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbridge Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foxmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kersley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kersley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kersley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kersley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kersley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Battersea Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Searles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frere Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maskelyne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Bridge Road | Under investigation |
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