Total Crime Rate

215.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 215.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 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 Battersea Park Road (SW8 4LS) 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 Battersea Park Road (SW8 4LS), 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 (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strasburg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strasburg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strasburg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Joseph'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rawson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawson Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Battersea Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Patcham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patcham Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patcham Terrace —
Apr 2026Robbery Queen'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Joseph'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Joseph'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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