Total Crime Rate

223.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 15.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Battersea Park Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 105th 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 4LS) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battersea Park Road (SW8 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Battersea Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newtown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lockington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Macduff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newtown Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenstown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Joseph'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newtown Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newtown Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Meath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Patcham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cupar Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rawson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Patcham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Patcham Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Patcham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Patcham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Patcham Terrace Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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