Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Temperley Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Temperley Road (SW12 8QE) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Temperley Road (SW12 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caistor Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caistor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clarence Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balham Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balham Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rinaldo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Verran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rinaldo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rinaldo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caistor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Balham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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