Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Herlwyn Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Tooting Bec , and the 297th 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 Herlwyn Gardens (SW17 7NR) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Tooting Bec average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herlwyn Gardens (SW17 7NR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tooting Bec| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selkirk Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herlwyn Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Herlwyn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herlwyn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herlwyn Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morven Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morven Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morven Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hereward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hereward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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