Postcode · London
Crime in SW12 8RY
How much crime is recorded in SW12 8RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balham
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
SW12 8RYLondon
How safe is SW12 8RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW12 8RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8RYNational
Vehicle crime13.83.5
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.44.6
Theft from the person1.22.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.