Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manville Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manville Road (SW17 8JN) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manville Road (SW17 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Huron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Huron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloudesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandreth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Drakefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cheriton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritherdon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | β |
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