Total Crime Rate
389.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Union Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 41st highest crime rate of 825 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 New Union Square (SW11 7BR) in the last 12 months was 389.5 per 1,000 residents and was 218.1% higher than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 107.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Union Square (SW11 7BR), the main crime hotspot is near Ace Way. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 68 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 | Nine Elms Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | New Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ace Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ace Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ace Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ace Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ace Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ace Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ace Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nine Elms Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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