Total Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowditch Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowditch Lane (SW11 5BY) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowditch Lane (SW11 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Chichester Way. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orkney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Orkney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chesney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Anerley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Chichester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brassey Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Chichester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wickersley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orkney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orkney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culvert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orkney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morrison Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Francis Chichester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Chichester Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Chichester Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Chichester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culvert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grayshott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grayshott Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morrison Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Avenue | Under investigation |
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