Total Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tooting Bec Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tooting Bec Road (SW17 8BW) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tooting Bec Road (SW17 8BW), 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.
View Crime In South Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Huron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barringer Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gearing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gearing Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Drakefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barringer Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barringer Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Huron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dafforne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barringer Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barringer Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | — |
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