Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manygates area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 42nd 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 Manygates (SW12 9JS) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manygates (SW12 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larch Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B242 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bedford Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cloudesdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byrne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fontenoy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ethelbert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sistova Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sistova Road | Under investigation |
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