Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.3 5/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
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

Balham High Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 277th 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 Balham High Road (SW12 9AA) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balham High Road (SW12 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 766 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balham High Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Dairy Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Dairy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Balham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Dairy Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Dairy Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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