Crime Rate in South Balham, ward

South Balham has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wandsworth district and the 1887th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 347th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Balham in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Wandsworth district average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Balham’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 258 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 302 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Balham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.