Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tooting Bec Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 825 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 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tooting Bec Road (SW17 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avoca Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Huron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romberg Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Doulton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Doulton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Streathbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Louisville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drakefield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drakefield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drakefield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drakefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Topsham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Louisville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barringer Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barringer Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barringer Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Louisville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barringer Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barringer Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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