Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
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

Rusham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 805 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 Rusham Road (SW12 8TH) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower than the Balham average (133.1 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rusham Road (SW12 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Linnet Mews. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rusham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rusham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B237 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightingale Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linnet Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montholme Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morella Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballingdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wroughton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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