Total Crime Rate

230.5 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 230.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Macmillan Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 100th 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 Macmillan Way (SW17 6AT) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macmillan Way (SW17 6AT), the main crime hotspot is near Barringer Square. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Balham

Crime Over Time in Macmillan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Doulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Macmillan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Doulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Molyneux Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lisle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barringer Square Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑