Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 115.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashdown Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 247th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashdown Way (SW17 7TH) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Way (SW17 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 199 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Boundaries Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundaries Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevis Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heslop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooting Bec Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tooting Bec Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooting Bec Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hosack Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chetwode Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chetwode Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chetwode Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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