Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Multon Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 169th 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 Multon Road (SW18 3LH) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Multon Road (SW18 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Multon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alma Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alma Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alma Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alma Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carmichael Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nicosia Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Groom Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonemasons Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herondale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stonemasons Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nicosia Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nicosia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmichael Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carmichael Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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