Total Crime Rate

211.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 211.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Francis 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 5HY) 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 5HY), 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 Francis Chichester Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prairie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forfar Road 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 2026Other theft Francis Chichester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Chichester Way
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prairie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prairie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emu Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Despard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wycliffe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Caroline Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Macduff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emu Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road

Data Sources

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