Total Crime Rate
155.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boundaries 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In South Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Appledore Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ouseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouseley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heslop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Florence Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Florence Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarsfeld Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Hospital Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundaries Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boundaries Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundaries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appledore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appledore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hendham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hendham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brenda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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