Crime Rates at Byton Road, London, SW17 9HF

Byton Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzedown , and the 407th 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 Byton Road (SW17 9HF) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Furzedown average (75.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byton Road (SW17 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rookstone Road, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitcham Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.