Crime Rates at Denton Street, London, SW18 2JS

Denton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 18th 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 Denton Street (SW18 2JS) in the last 12 months was 670.5 per 1,000 residents and was 673.7% higher than the East Putney average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 158.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Street (SW18 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.