Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 168.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Carminia Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 176th 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 Carminia Road (SW17 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carminia Road (SW17 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carminia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrapin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Byrne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byrne Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dimocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dimocks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritherdon Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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