Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheriton Square area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Cheriton Square (SW17 8AE) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton Square (SW17 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 673 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloudesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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