Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravenslea Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 285th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenslea Road (SW12 8SA) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenslea Road (SW12 8SA), the main crime hotspot is near Bellevue Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenslea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wexford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rusham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wexford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wexford Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morella Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granard Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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