Crime Rates at Oldridge Road, London, SW12 8PW

Oldridge Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 146th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldridge Road (SW12 8PW) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldridge Road (SW12 8PW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.