Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 Β· 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 81.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denning 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Denning Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norgrove Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellamy Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickets Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norgrove Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oldridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Endlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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