Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Badminton Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 389th 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 Badminton Road (SW12 8BL) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Badminton Road (SW12 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Clavering Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lochinvar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellamy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavering Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavering Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balham Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Balham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pickets Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sumburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sumburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walsingham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walsingham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellamy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Verran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baldwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightingale Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Endlesham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baldwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blandfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blandfield Road | Under investigation |
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