Total Crime Rate
164.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burns Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 165th 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 Burns Road (SW11 5GX) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burns Road (SW11 5GX), the main crime hotspot is near St James'S Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kersley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foxmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Soudan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frere Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rosenau Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Soudan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Soudan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kersley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poyntz Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kersley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kersley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kersley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Banbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latchmere Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Latchmere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latchmere Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latchmere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Banbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latchmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latchmere Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kassala Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Latchmere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brynmaer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Banbury Street | β |
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