Total Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penwith Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 825 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 Penwith Road (SW18 4PY) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the East Putney average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).
In the area around Penwith Road (SW18 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duntshill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arragon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornsett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensbury Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algarve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algarve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Skelbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornsett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Skelbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arragon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Acuba Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arragon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algarve Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penwith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algarve Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acuba Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acuba Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duntshill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornsett Road | Under investigation |
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