Total Crime Rate
246.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenburnie Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 86th 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 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenburnie Road (SW17 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Tooting Bec. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Noyna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Price Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chetwode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwode Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwode Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brenda Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chetwode Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langroyd Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetwode Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tooting Bec | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenburnie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mandrake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Price Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Price Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetwode Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetwode Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetwode Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morven Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Noyna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Appledore Close | Under investigation |
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