Crime Rates at Shipka Road, London, SW12 9QP

Shipka Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 279th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shipka Road (SW12 9QP) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipka Road (SW12 9QP), 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.