Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ascalon Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 249th highest crime rate of 805 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 Ascalon Street (SW8 4AN) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ascalon Street (SW8 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Circus Road West, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Savona Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ascalon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ascalon Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ascalon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Circus Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart'S Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Circus Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Circus Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ascalon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wadhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Circus Road West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patmore Street
Apr 2026Other theft Thessaly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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