Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montana Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Montana Road (SW17 8SN) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montana Road (SW17 8SN), 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.
View Crime In South Balham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tooting Bec | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Louisville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Louisville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derinton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derinton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Topsham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barringer Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romberg Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barringer Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franciscan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franciscan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groomfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brudenell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Streathbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Louisville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avoca Road | Under investigation |
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