Total Crime Rate

219.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 219.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barringer Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 108th 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 Barringer Square (SW17 8EF) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barringer Square (SW17 8EF), 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 Barringer Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Groomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brudenell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groomfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groomfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groomfield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Groomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucien Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avoca Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derinton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derinton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derinton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barringer Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drakefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gearing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gearing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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