Total Crime Rate
170.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Streathbourne Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 805 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 Streathbourne Road (SW17 8RA) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% higher than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Streathbourne Road (SW17 8RA), the main crime hotspot is near Elmbourne Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 10 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 | Huron Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Huron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Huron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritherdon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huron Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandreth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Drakefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloudesdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloudesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmbourne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.