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 9HZ) 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 9HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 14 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shipka Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipka Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laitwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dimocks —
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dimocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byrne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Byrne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Griffin Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road —
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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