Total Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ravenslea Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 309th 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 Ravenslea Road (SW12 8DA) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravenslea Road (SW12 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tantallon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Endlesham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchcroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hearnville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Dairy Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Dairy Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Dairy Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Dairy Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Dairy Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heslop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balham | Under investigation |
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