Total Crime Rate
114.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Granard Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 272nd 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 Granard Road (SW12 8UL) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granard Road (SW12 8UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hendrick Avenue, where police recorded 20 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.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B237 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mayford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montholme Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendrick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendrick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gayville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ravenslea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rusham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rusham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wexford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wexford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morella Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Airedale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wexford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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