Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillbury Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 266th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillbury Road (SW17 8JT) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillbury Road (SW17 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Other crime Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrapin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dimocks —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmbourne Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dimocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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