Crime Rates at Laitwood Road, London, SW12 9QH

Laitwood Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 370th lowest 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 Laitwood Road (SW12 9QH) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laitwood Road (SW12 9QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hildreth Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.