Balham ranks 4th amongst 22 Wandsworth wards. There were 2459 crime incidents reported in Balham for 2023. With an estimated population of 17707, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 138.87, an increase of 17.71 % compared to previous year.
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Balham crime incidents by crime type
- Anti-social behaviour – 501 (20.4)%
- Violence and sexual offences – 390 (15.9)%
- Other theft – 310 (12.6)%
- Vehicle crime – 280 (11.4)%
- Shoplifting – 219 (8.9)%
- Burglary – 195 (7.9)%
- Public order – 140 (5.7)%
- Theft from the person – 110 (4.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 106 (4.3)%
- Bicycle theft – 95 (3.9)%
- Robbery – 73 (3.0)%
- Drugs – 27 (1.1)%
- Other crime – 11 (0.4)%
- Possession of weapons – 2 (0.1)%
How does Balham compare to other Wandsworth wards?
Out of the 22 Wandsworth wards, Tooting Broadway, Lavender, Wandsworth Town has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.
List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Balham map showing crime hot spots
Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.