Crime Rates at Manville Road, London, SW17 8JW

Manville Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 117th 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 Manville Road (SW17 8JW) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 233.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manville Road (SW17 8JW), 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.