Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boundaries Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 285th 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 Boundaries Road (SW12 8EY) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundaries Road (SW12 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hearnville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Balham High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundaries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundaries Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundaries Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarsfeld Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heslop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouseley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ouseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ouseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balham High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balham High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pakenham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balham High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pakenham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pakenham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hearnville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | — |
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