Crime Rates at Balham High Road, London, SW12 9AW

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 9AW) 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 9AW), 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.