Crime Rates at Old Park Avenue, London, SW12 8RH

Old Park Avenue area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 235th 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 Old Park Avenue (SW12 8RH) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Park Avenue (SW12 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linnet Mews, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clavering Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.