Postcode · London
Crime in SW12 8PY
How much crime is recorded in SW12 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balham
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,090 (2024)
SW12 8PYLondon
How safe is SW12 8PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW12 8PY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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 8PYNational
Shoplifting52.68.4
Burglary28.59.1
Anti-social behaviour25.310.7
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Theft from the person12.32.1
Public order11.64.6
Other theft10.34.5
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Robbery7.51.4
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.