Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Glenburnie Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 161st highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glenburnie Road (SW17 7NF) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1009.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenburnie Road (SW17 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Tooting Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Hunter Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glenburnie Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langroyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herlwyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mandrake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hendham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morven Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morven Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Langroyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Price Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brenda Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hendham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenburnie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Hunter Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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