Crime Rates at Prince Of Wales Drive, London, SW8 4BL

Prince Of Wales Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 113th 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 Prince Of Wales Drive (SW8 4BL) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Drive (SW8 4BL), 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.