Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 191.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 160th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

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 Balfour Road (UB2 5BD) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher than the Norwood Green average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Road (UB2 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Way, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Savera Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Savera Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Public order Emerald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenland Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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