Crime Rates at Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8DZ

Franciscan Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 168th highest crime rate of 825 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 Franciscan Road (SW17 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franciscan Road (SW17 8DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barringer Square, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucien Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.