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 8NU) 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 8NU), 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 2026Other theft B237 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Blandfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manchuria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurleigh Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Manchuria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roseneath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linnet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kyrle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kyrle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroughton 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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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