Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cavendish Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeybrook Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudloe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molly Huggins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molly Huggins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Honeybrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudloe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinsmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rudloe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westlands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskarth Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanderstead Close
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Duchess Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews

Data Sources

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