Total Crime Rate

460.5 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 460.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 103.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nine Elms Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 33rd 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 Nine Elms Lane (SW8 5DF) in the last 12 months was 460.5 per 1,000 residents and was 276.1% 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 30 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 Other theft ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nine Elms Lane (SW8 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Ace Way. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nine Elms Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aylesford Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Nine Elms Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ace Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nine Elms Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nine Elms Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aylesford Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Post Office Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Post Office Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Post Office Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nine Elms Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nine Elms Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Square Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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