Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish 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 0DD) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 0DD), 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.

Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rudloe Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonneville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rudloe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rudloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rudloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rudloe Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonneville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cautley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Klea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynette Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynette Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trouville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trouville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limerick Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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