Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 155.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Boundaries Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundaries Road (SW12 8HF) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundaries Road (SW12 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Hospital Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boundaries Road area

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

Data Sources

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