Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 152.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Searles Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 194th 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 Searles Close (SW11 4RH) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Searles Close (SW11 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Eastern Wharf, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Randall Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Searles Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maskelyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anhalt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Surrey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Searles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hyde Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Eastern Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anhalt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosenau Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anhalt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anhalt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Great Eastern Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Great Eastern Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battersea Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Eastern Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Henty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Eastern Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ursula Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Eastern Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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