Total Crime Rate
245.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Telegraph Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Roehampton , and the 87th 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 Telegraph Road (SW15 3SY) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Roehampton average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telegraph Road (SW15 3SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosse Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Innes Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Putney Heath | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Putney Heath | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Telegraph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Telegraph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Telegraph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosse Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosse Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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