Crime Rates at Stapleton Road, London, SW17 8AX

Stapleton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 260th 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 Stapleton Road (SW17 8AX) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stapleton Road (SW17 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barringer Square (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.