Crime Rates at Franciscan Road, London, SW17 8EB

Franciscan Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 268th 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 Franciscan Road (SW17 8EB) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franciscan Road (SW17 8EB), 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.