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

Balham New Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 292nd highest 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 Balham New Road (SW12 9PH) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balham New Road (SW12 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.