Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashdown Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 260th highest crime rate of 805 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 Ashdown Way (SW17 7TH) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% 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 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (38 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tooting Park
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundaries Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tooting Bec Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundaries Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tooting Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tooting Bec Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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