Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 35.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Morella Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 135th 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 Morella Road (SW12 8UH) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morella Road (SW12 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Honeywell Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morella Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B237 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rusham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenslea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rusham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montholme Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morella Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hendrick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Airedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wexford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wexford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wexford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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