Total Crime Rate
426.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bridge Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 37th 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 Bridge Lane (SW11 8AB) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 248.6% higher than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Lane (SW11 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Circus Road West, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Circus Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Circus Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Circus Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Circus Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Circus Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A3216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Battersea Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersea Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3216 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3216 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3216 | — |
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