Crime Rates at Upper Tooting Road, London, SW17 7TS

Upper 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 7TS) 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 7TS), 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.