Crime Rates at Balham New Road, London, SW12 9PG

Balham New Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 345th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balham New Road (SW12 9PG) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balham New Road (SW12 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.