Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 30th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (SW12 8JG) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Chestnut Grove (SW12 8JG), the main crime hotspot is near Old Dairy Mews. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 27 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 (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosberton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Western Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mayford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Balham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pakenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tantallon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hearnville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearnville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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