Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Penwith Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Penwith Road (SW18 4PU) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the East Putney average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwith Road (SW18 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Durnsford Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penwith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durnsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Riverdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havana Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penwith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslemere Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Arragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durnsford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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