Total Crime Rate
315.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Medfield Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Roehampton , and the 54th 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 Medfield Street (SW15 4JY) in the last 12 months was 315.9 per 1,000 residents and was 196.0% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Medfield Street (SW15 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hersham Close, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holybourne Avenue (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mendez Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hersham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shawford Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Roehampton High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shawford Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shawford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roma Read Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Medfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hersham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hersham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Angel Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hersham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farlington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farlington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holybourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bessborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Angel Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benkart Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highcross Way | Under investigation |
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