Crime Rates at Ravenslea Road, London, SW12 8SB

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 8SB) 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 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hendrick Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Airedale Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.