Crime Rates at Airedale Road, London, SW12 8SQ

Airedale Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 805 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 66.0% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% 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 28 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.