Crime Rates at Byton Road, London, SW17 9HJ

Byton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzedown , and the 186th 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 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byton Road (SW17 9HJ), 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.