Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 19.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
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

Clavering Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 157th 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 Clavering Place (SW12 8DB) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clavering Place (SW12 8DB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clavering Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pickets Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsingham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsingham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Manchuria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roseneath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Manchuria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blandfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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