Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balham High Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 345th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balham High Road (SW12 9AN) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balham High Road (SW12 9AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 481 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Zennor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caistor Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormeley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caistor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caistor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caistor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Verran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Old Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balham Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lochinvar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranmere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lochinvar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Laitwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Pickets Street | Under investigation |
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