Total Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 319.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 68.8 8/10
  • Other theft 48.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Battersea Park Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 49th 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 Battersea Park Road (SW8 4BU) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 198.4% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battersea Park Road (SW8 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Battersea Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patcham Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patcham Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Patcham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Patcham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queen'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Joseph'S Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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