Total Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Tooting Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Tooting Road (SW17 7TR) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Tooting Road (SW17 7TR), 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 South Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brudenell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tooting Bec | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | 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 | Other crime | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ruislip Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langroyd Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Topsham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Noyna Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Noyna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Noyna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Defoe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Noyna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langroyd Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Price Close | Under investigation |
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