Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 206th 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 Massingberd Way (SW17 6AP) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Massingberd Way (SW17 6AP), 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clairview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary 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
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzedown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Furzedown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gearing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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