Crime Rates at Oldridge Road, London, SW12 8PL

Oldridge Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 198th 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 Oldridge Road (SW12 8PL) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldridge Road (SW12 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 449 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.