Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brandreth Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brandreth Road (SW17 8ER) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandreth Road (SW17 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (24 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Terrapin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloudesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Terrapin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritherdon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrapin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrapin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrapin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Balham High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Balham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Balham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Larch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Drakefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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