Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Loxley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 94th 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 Loxley Road (SW18 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loxley Road (SW18 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carmichael Mews. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herondale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alma Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carmichael Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carmichael Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmichael Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Routh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Routh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nicosia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicosia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stonemasons Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonemasons Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicosia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collamore Avenue | — |
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