Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boundaries Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Boundaries Road (SW12 8HG) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 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 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundaries Road (SW12 8HG), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarsfeld Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouseley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heslop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Appledore Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Florence Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Florence Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appledore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundaries Road | — |
| 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ouseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ouseley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hospital Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hosack Road | Under investigation |
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