Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 39th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0DA) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0DA), the main crime hotspot is near Trouville Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 27 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Duchess Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molly Huggins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Molly Huggins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanderstead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskarth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Trouville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Trouville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trouville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trouville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trouville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trouville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westlands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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