Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cloudesdale Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cloudesdale Road (SW17 8ET) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cloudesdale Road (SW17 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cloudesdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Huron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxbourne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sainfoin Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sainfoin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balham Station Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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