Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lysias Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lysias Road (SW12 8BP) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lysias Road (SW12 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clavering Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lysias Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lochinvar Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickets Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsingham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsingham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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