Crime Rates at Dafforne Road, London, SW17 8TY

Dafforne Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 273rd 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 Dafforne Road (SW17 8TY) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dafforne Road (SW17 8TY), 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.