Crime Rates at Wells Place, London, SW18 3BF

Wells Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Wandle , and the 371st 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 Wells Place (SW18 3BF) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Wandle average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Place (SW18 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atheldene Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakshaw Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.