Total Crime Rate

228.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.9 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 228.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 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

Rowditch Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 100th 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 Rowditch Lane (SW11 5BX) in the last 12 months was 228.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowditch Lane (SW11 5BX), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Chichester Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowditch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Despard Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary A3205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A3205 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chesney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warriner Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowditch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpsden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Despard Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Despard Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Orkney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Despard Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Despard Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Despard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wickersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Chichester Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Chichester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Chichester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Chichester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grayshott Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morrison Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morrison Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morrison Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Despard Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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