Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 94.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harberson Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 325th highest crime rate of 825 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 Harberson Road (SW12 9TT) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harberson Road (SW12 9TT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 766 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harberson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shipka Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caistor Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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