Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herondale Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herondale Avenue (SW18 3JL) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herondale Avenue (SW18 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Marham Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Herondale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herondale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gunners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandgate Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Routh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Routh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collamore Avenue —
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Data Sources

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