Crime Rates at Topsham Road, London, SW17 8SP

Topsham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Topsham Road (SW17 8SP) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topsham Road (SW17 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Noyna Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.