Total Crime Rate

218.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 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 218.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Balfour Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 127th highest crime rate of 951 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 218.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the Norwood Green average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% 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 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Johnson Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lonsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerald Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emerald Square
Apr 2026Drugs Emerald Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derley Road
Apr 2026Other crime Resham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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