Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Malva Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 136th highest 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 Malva Close (SW18 2JU) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 134.0% higher than the East Putney average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malva Close (SW18 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wandsworth High Street, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Malva Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Malva Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marcus Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marcus Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marcus Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Ann'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wandsworth High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westdean Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Westdean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vermont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vermont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vermont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vermont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mapleton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mapleton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mapleton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mapleton Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wandsworth High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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