Crime Rates at Penwortham Road, London, SW16 6RH

Penwortham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Furzedown , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Penwortham Road (SW16 6RH) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Furzedown average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwortham Road (SW16 6RH), the main crime hotspot is near Penwortham Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.