Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ouseley Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ouseley Road (SW12 8ED) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ouseley Road (SW12 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Old Hospital Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ouseley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Appledore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ouseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ouseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Appledore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heslop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosberton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Appledore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Florence Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Florence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarsfeld Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tantallon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundaries Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Boundaries Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenslea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Appledore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hospital Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hospital Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”

Data Sources

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