Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Cowick Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Tooting Bec , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowick Road (SW17 8PG) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowick Road (SW17 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longmead Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Cyprian'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hereward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hereward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Cyprian'S Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Cyprian'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Cyprian'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gateside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gateside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Price Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Price Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Letchworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Letchworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Tooting Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Tooting Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tooting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereward Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Defoe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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