Total Crime Rate

203.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 203.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Balfern Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Battersea Park , and the 128th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

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 Balfern Street (SW11 3EN) in the last 12 months was 203.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher than the Battersea Park average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfern Street (SW11 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Simpson Street. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wayford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nepaul Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Simpson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Surrey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Patience Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Patience Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patience Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Khyber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simpson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kersley Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bullen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bullen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watford Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Watford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cranleigh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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