Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brandreth 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brandreth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloudesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrapin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritherdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balham High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Drakefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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