Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Burglary 33.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Balham Hill area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 261st highest crime rate of 805 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 Hill (SW12 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Balham average (133.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balham Hill (SW12 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balham Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskarth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harberson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harberson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caistor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinsmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lochinvar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laitwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Duchess Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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