Crime Rates at St James's Drive, London, SW17 7RX

St James'S Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 172nd 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 St James'S Drive (SW17 7RX) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Drive (SW17 7RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Hospital Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.