Total Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Wandle , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 825 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 St Johns Drive (SW18 4UN) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Wandle average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Drive (SW18 4UN), 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 | Drugs | Twilley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cargill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornsett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wandle Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakshaw Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algarve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algarve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penwith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algarve Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensbury Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algarve Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farlton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haldane Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bendon Valley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duntshill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duntshill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vanderbilt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Atheldene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atheldene Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornsett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornsett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydden Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydden Road | β |
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