Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 46.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravenslea Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenslea Road (SW12 8RT) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenslea Road (SW12 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pakenham Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hearnville Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ravenslea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Florence Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravenslea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pakenham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Florence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pakenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarsfeld Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundaries Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Boundaries Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tantallon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosberton Road β€”

Data Sources

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