Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bucharest Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Wandle , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucharest Road (SW18 3AS) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Wandle average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucharest Road (SW18 3AS), the main crime hotspot is near Oakshaw Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bucharest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakshaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barmouth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cader Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bucharest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakshaw Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Swaffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aslett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverton Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allfarthing Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winfrith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Winfrith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakshaw Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aslett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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