Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Romberg Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 825 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 Romberg Road (SW17 8UB) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Romberg Road (SW17 8UB), 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 | Burglary | Barringer Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tooting Bec | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Groomfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Groomfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Louisville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Louisville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Louisville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louisville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romberg Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avoca Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avoca Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tooting Bec | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derinton Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foulser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Brudenell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topsham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Topsham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dafforne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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