Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 133.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Laitwood Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 224th highest crime rate of 805 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 9QN) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laitwood Road (SW12 9QN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 744 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laitwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harberson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harberson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Balham Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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