Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ramsden Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 825 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 Ramsden Road (SW12 8RB) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsden Road (SW12 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Old Dairy Mews. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caistor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews
Sep 2025Burglary Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Endlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Western Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earlsthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hearnville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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