Crime Rates at Bracken Avenue, London, SW12 8BH

Bracken Avenue area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bracken Avenue (SW12 8BH) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bracken Avenue (SW12 8BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lochinvar Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balham Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.