Crime Rates at Elderfield Place, London, SW17 6EB

Elderfield Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elderfield Place (SW17 6EB) in the last 12 months was 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elderfield Place (SW17 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macmillan Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B241 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.