Crime Rate in Balham, ward

Balham has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 970th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 198th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Balham in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Wandsworth district average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Balham’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 466 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -27.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 67.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -31.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 557 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Balham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 766 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.