Crime Rate in Balham, ward

Balham has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 875th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 192nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Balham in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Wandsworth district average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Balham’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 486 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 43.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 608 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Balham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 763 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.