Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Byrne Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 329th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byrne Road (SW12 9HY) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byrne Road (SW12 9HY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byrne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balham Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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