Postcode · London
Crime in SW12 8DF
How much crime is recorded in SW12 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balham
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
SW12 8DFLondon
How safe is SW12 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW12 8DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW12 8DFNational
Burglary10.99.1
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Shoplifting8.48.4
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Theft from the person2.92.1
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.