Crime Rate in South Balham, ward

South Balham has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 2154th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 298th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Balham in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the Wandsworth district average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Balham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 276 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Balham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.