Crime Rates at Penwith Road, London, SW18 4QA

Penwith Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Wandle , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penwith Road (SW18 4QA) in the last 12 months was 419.7 per 1,000 residents and was 445.9% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 177.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penwith Road (SW18 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.