Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blore Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blore Close (SW8 4HP) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ).
In the area around Blore Close (SW8 4HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Avenue (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shaftesbury & Queenstown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minshull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minshull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minshull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minshull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minshull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albion Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stewart'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stewart'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minshull Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minshull Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Courland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wandsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belmore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belmore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmore Street | β |
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