Crime Rates at Balham Park Road, London, SW12 8DT

Balham Park 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 Balham Park Road (SW12 8DT) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Balham Park Road (SW12 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.