Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 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 42.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Temperley 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 Temperley Road (SW12 8QF) 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 Temperley Road (SW12 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temperley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lochinvar Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Pickets Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norgrove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norgrove Street —
Apr 2026Public order Caistor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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