Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 Β· 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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cloudesdale Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 805 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 42.7% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cloudesdale Road (SW17 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 18 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Cheriton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huron Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huron Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huron Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Huron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Huron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenstone Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Station Road β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balham Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brandreth Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritherdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloudesdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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