Crime Rate in Northcote, ward

Northcote has the lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 2513th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 46th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northcote in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Wandsworth district average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northcote’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -10.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northcote ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.