Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0BY) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0BY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rudloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benjamin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limerick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Molly Huggins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rudloe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rudloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rudloe Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rudloe Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Honeybrook Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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