Total Crime Rate

294.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 294.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Drugs 50.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aurora Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 62nd 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 Aurora Gardens (SW11 8EF) in the last 12 months was 294.0 per 1,000 residents and was 174.3% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aurora Gardens (SW11 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Circus Road West. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aurora Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sopwith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sopwith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Circus Road West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Circus Road West
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sopwith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sopwith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Circus Road West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3216

Data Sources

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