Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southcroft Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzedown , and the 251st highest crime rate of 825 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 Southcroft Road (SW17 9TN) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Furzedown average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcroft Road (SW17 9TN), the main crime hotspot is near Swain Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Idlecombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vectis Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Salterford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Swain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swain Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Links Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frinton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Idlecombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Idlecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshwater Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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