Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 139.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Louisville Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 201st highest crime rate of 825 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 Louisville Road (SW17 8RN) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Louisville Road (SW17 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Louisville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Doulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louisville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Huron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ritherdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Manville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Doulton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Louisville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Louisville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Louisville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louisville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louisville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romberg Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avoca Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avoca Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avoca Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Streathbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avoca Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Barringer Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barringer Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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