Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitnell Way area has the 76th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitnell Way (SW15 6BY) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the East Putney average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitnell Way (SW15 6BY), the main crime hotspot is near Hayward Gardens. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitnell Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Winchelsea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayward Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Carslake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rye Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitnell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayward Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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