Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 112.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Emu Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lavender , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emu Road (SW8 3PH) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Lavender average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emu Road (SW8 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Chichester Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emu Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beaufoy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queenstown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenstown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingelow Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Caroline Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufoy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wycliffe Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turnchapel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abberley Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufoy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Craven Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Basnett Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Basnett Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prairie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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