Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaskarth Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 825 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 Gaskarth Road (SW12 9NN) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskarth Road (SW12 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham South. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaskarth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Balham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Balham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clapham South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clapham South Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clarence Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lessar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynette Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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