Total Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 194.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linnet Mews area has the 12th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 137th highest crime rate of 805 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 Linnet Mews (SW12 8JE) in the last 12 months was 194.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnet Mews (SW12 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Linnet Mews. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linnet Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linnet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B237 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gosberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hearnville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearnville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tantallon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tantallon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rusham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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