Total Crime Rate

194.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 194.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 135th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (SW12 8JD) in the last 12 months was 194.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Grove (SW12 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 806 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balham Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pakenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ravenstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balham Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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