Postcode · London
Crime in SW12 8PP
How much crime is recorded in SW12 8PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balham
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
SW12 8PPLondon
How safe is SW12 8PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW12 8PP area, 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8PPNational
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Vehicle crime12.33.5
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft5.24.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.