Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Collamore Avenue area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Collamore Avenue (SW18 3JR) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Collamore Avenue (SW18 3JR), the main crime hotspot is near College Gardens. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wandsworth Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Anthonys Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | College Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Anthonys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Anthonys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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