Total Crime Rate

294.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 294.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmbourne Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 60th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmbourne Road (SW17 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 294.4 per 1,000 residents and was 205.0% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmbourne Road (SW17 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Drakefield Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ritherdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandreth Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cloudesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Macmillan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Streathbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bushnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushnell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Huron Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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