Crime Rates at Drakefield Road, London, SW17 8RR

Drakefield 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 Drakefield Road (SW17 8RR) 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 (≈ 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 Drakefield Road (SW17 8RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Louisville Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barringer Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.