Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 9AD
How much crime is recorded in SW4 9AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Balham
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
SW4 9ADLondon
How safe is SW4 9AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 9AD 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
44.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
SW4 9ADNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Burglary21.39.1
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Shoplifting11.68.4
Public order10.34.6
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Other theft7.24.5
Robbery4.31.4
Theft from the person4.22.1
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% 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.