Total Crime Rate

133.6 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 133.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Drakefield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 210th 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 Drakefield Road (SW17 8RP) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Drakefield Road (SW17 8RP), the main crime hotspot is near Tooting Bec. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Ashdown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tooting Bec Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louisville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Louisville 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 2025Drugs Tooting Bec Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tooting Bec Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Louisville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dafforne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakefield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Topsham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dafforne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Streathbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooting Bec Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foulser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foulser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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