Crime Rates at Dinsmore Road, London, SW12 9PS

Dinsmore Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 198th 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 Dinsmore Road (SW12 9PS) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dinsmore Road (SW12 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham South. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.