Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 103.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Villas 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 Park Villas (SW12 9PR) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Park Villas (SW12 9PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Park Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rinaldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benjamin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenswood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rinaldo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rinaldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rudloe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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