Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 242.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 90th highest crime rate of 825 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 Oldridge Road (SW12 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldridge Road (SW12 8PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 700 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clarence Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rinaldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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