Total Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Molyneux Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 825 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 Molyneux Drive (SW17 6BB) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Molyneux Drive (SW17 6BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Molyneux Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moring Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lisle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barringer Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furzedown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Macmillan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Molyneux Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Doulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moring Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Doulton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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