Crime Rates at Dafforne Road, London, SW17 8TZ

Dafforne Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 325th 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 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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