Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Francis Chichester Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 273rd 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 Francis Chichester Way (SW11 5HT) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Francis Chichester Way (SW11 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawson Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Chichester Way (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rowditch Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Culvert Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cupar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wickersley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blondel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A3205 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Battersea Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpsden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rawson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A3205 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3205 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycliffe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Macduff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlotte Despard Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cupar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birley Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Chichester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Austin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Chichester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Francis Chichester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orkney Street | Under investigation |
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