Total Crime Rate

166.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 166.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alderbrook Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 179th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderbrook Road (SW12 8AB) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderbrook Road (SW12 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham South. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clapham South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Caistor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lochinvar Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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