Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 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 126.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Prairie Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Lavender , and the 246th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prairie Street (SW8 3PU) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Lavender average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prairie Street (SW8 3PU), 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 Prairie Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingelow Road
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close
Apr 2026Public order Strasburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenstown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queenstown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strasburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Thompson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strasburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close

Data Sources

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