Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Massingberd Way area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 248th 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 Massingberd Way (SW17 6AE) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Massingberd Way (SW17 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Barringer Square. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Massingberd Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansard Beeches Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ramsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chillerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzedown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furzedown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daleside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gearing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B241 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macmillan Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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