Total Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 44.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Culverden Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Culverden Road (SW12 9LT) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culverden Road (SW12 9LT), 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 Culverden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dimocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dimocks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byrne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Byrne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Other crime Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrapin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culverden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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