Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ravenswood Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ravenswood Road (SW12 9PL) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Road (SW12 9PL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caistor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road
Sep 2025Other theft Verran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rinaldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rinaldo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rinaldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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