Total Crime Rate

1584.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1584.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1134.7 10/10
  • Public order 100.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.7 10/10
  • Other theft 65.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.6 8/10
  • Other crime 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marham Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marham Gardens (SW18 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 1584.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1136.0% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 396 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 433 (≈ 1240.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 564.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marham Gardens (SW18 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near College Gardens. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marham Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Anthonys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gunners Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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