Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nightingale Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Lane (SW12 8ST) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

In the area around Nightingale Lane (SW12 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linnet Mews, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clavering Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nightingale Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sudbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Endlesham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thurleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Western Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earlsthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earlsthorpe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseneath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Manchuria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchuria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clavering Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pickets Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clavering Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sudbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ramsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sumburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sumburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walsingham Place
Sep 2025Other theft Sumburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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