Total Crime Rate

281.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 281.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Verran Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 70th highest crime rate of 805 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 Verran Road (SW12 8BA) in the last 12 months was 281.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.4% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verran Road (SW12 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 744 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verran Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipka Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harberson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harberson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lochinvar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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