Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Henry Doulton Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 145th 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 Henry Doulton Drive (SW17 6DF) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Doulton Drive (SW17 6DF), 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 Henry Doulton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gearing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macmillan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Macmillan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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