Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 103 local areas in Balham , and the 399th highest crime rate of 805 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 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenswood Road (SW12 9PL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 36 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lochinvar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Duchess Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harberson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harberson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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