Total Crime Rate
211.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Francis Chichester Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 116th 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 Francis Chichester Way (SW11 5HU) in the last 12 months was 211.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Francis Chichester Way (SW11 5HU), 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.
View Crime In Battersea Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wycliffe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Macduff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cupar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wickersley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Macduff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Macduff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strasburg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Despard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Despard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Despard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Despard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Despard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Despard Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cupar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strasburg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broughton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rawson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rawson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rawson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Strasburg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prairie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prairie Street | Under investigation |
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