Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Grove area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

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 71.3% lower than the Balham average (133.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -10.0% YoY).

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 91 crimes here, including 30 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pakenham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linnet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hearnville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearnville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Dairy Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pakenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norgrove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norgrove Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pakenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
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Data Sources

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