Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 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 14.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nightingale Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Nightingale Lane (SW12 8NS) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , 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.

In the area around Nightingale Lane (SW12 8NS), 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 Nightingale Lane area

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

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