Crime Rates at Wandle Road, London, SW17 7DL

Wandle Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 130th 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 Wandle Road (SW17 7DL) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandle Road (SW17 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near College Gardens. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.