Total Crime Rate

294.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 294.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Hospital Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 61st 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 Old Hospital Close (SW12 8SS) in the last 12 months was 294.3 per 1,000 residents and was 230.1% higher than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hospital Close (SW12 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Old Hospital Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Hospital Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heslop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ouseley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ouseley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ouseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eatonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Althorp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundaries Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nottingham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Althorp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tooting Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tooting Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Road —
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Data Sources

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