Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Freshwater Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Furzedown , and the 212th 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 Freshwater Road (SW17 9TH) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Road (SW17 9TH), the main crime hotspot is near Welham Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freshwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ramsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Idlecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Idlecombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freshwater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Benedict'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salterford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chillerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salterford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansard Beeches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southview Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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