Crime Rates at Gaskarth Road, London, SW12 9NP

Gaskarth Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 197th 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 Gaskarth Road (SW12 9NP) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskarth Road (SW12 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Lessar Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.