Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denning Mews area has the 39th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 389th highest crime rate of 805 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 Denning Mews (SW12 8QT) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denning Mews (SW12 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caistor Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clavering Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellamy Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sumburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norgrove Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norgrove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellamy Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norgrove Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Balham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balham Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavering Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sumburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pickets Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavering Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norgrove Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norgrove Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baldwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightingale Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldridge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Verran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Endlesham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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