Crime Rates at Wakehurst Road, London, SW11 6BP

Wakehurst Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 208th 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 Wakehurst Road (SW11 6BP) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakehurst Road (SW11 6BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapham Common West Side (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.