Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 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
  • 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

Dinsmore Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 219th lowest 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 Dinsmore Road (SW12 9PS) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dinsmore Road (SW12 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham South. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dinsmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskarth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazelbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westlands Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Duchess Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laitwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapham South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapham South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapham South —
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clapham South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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