Total Crime Rate

245.1 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 245.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 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

Balham Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 88th highest crime rate of 825 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 Balham Grove (SW12 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 245.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balham Grove (SW12 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 670 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balham Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Rinaldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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