Total Crime Rate

192.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 192.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Terrapin Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 137th 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 Terrapin Road (SW17 8QN) in the last 12 months was 192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Terrapin Road (SW17 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Hill. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Terrapin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Burglary Manville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bushnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushnell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cloudesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandreth Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Dornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ritherdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

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