Crime Rates at Airedale Road, London, SW12 8SQ

Airedale Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 220th 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 Airedale Road (SW12 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale Road (SW12 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linnet Mews, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Square (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.