Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 825 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 0DA) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Trouville Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gower Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trouville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limerick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sanderstead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lynn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lynn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dagnan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trouville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trouville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trouville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trouville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravenswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trouville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudloe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudloe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rudloe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rudloe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rudloe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gower Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeybrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Honeybrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Honeybrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gower Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gower Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hazelbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benjamin Mews | β |
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