Crime Rates at Sarsfeld Road, London, SW12 8HL

Sarsfeld Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 95th 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 Sarsfeld Road (SW12 8HL) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower than the Balham average (128.2 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sarsfeld Road (SW12 8HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pakenham Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hearnville Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.