Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sistova 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 Sistova Road (SW12 9QR) 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 Sistova Road (SW12 9QR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sistova Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caistor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caistor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harberson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipka Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Devonshire Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close
Apr 2026Other theft Shipka Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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