Crime Rates at Battersea Park Road, London, SW8 4DS

Battersea Park Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 19th highest crime rate of 825 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 4DS) in the last 12 months was 597.2 per 1,000 residents and was 387.7% higher than the Battersea Park average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battersea Park Road (SW8 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Circus Road West, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Savona Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.