Total Crime Rate
1020.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
237.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old York Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 10th 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 Old York Road (SW18 1SS) in the last 12 months was 1020.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1077.2% higher than the East Putney average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 237.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old York Road (SW18 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Ferrier Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wandsworth Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swandon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smugglers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Smugglers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Smugglers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ebner Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ebner Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebner Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marl Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swandon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swandon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swandon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swandon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marl Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Marl Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marl Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridgend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marl Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marl Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Podmore Road | — |
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