Total Crime Rate

1676.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1369.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1676.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1369.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1223.5 10/10
  • Public order 140.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.0 10/10
  • Other theft 57.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Edmunds Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 805 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 Edmunds Close (SW17 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 1676.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1159.4% higher than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 427 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 478 (≈ 1369.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 478.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edmunds Close (SW17 7UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 306 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Edmunds Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Anthonys Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancery Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancery Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Benets Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Anthonys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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