Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sistova 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 Sistova Road (SW12 9QS) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Sistova Road (SW12 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Hildreth Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 15 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sistova Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benjamin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shipka Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sistova Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenswood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ethelbert Street β€”

Data Sources

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