Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 231.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alderbrook Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 99th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderbrook Road (SW12 8AA) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderbrook Road (SW12 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapham South (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alderbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pickets Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Balham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caistor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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