South Balham vs Streatham Hill East

South Balham has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 8,862 crimes in the last 12 months. Streatham Hill East has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 8,310 crimes. Streatham Hill East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

South Balham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Streatham Hill East shows -0.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In South Balham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (2,011 incidents). In Streatham Hill East, it is Violent Crime (2,126 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

South Balham recorded 2,011 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Streatham Hill East recorded 1,963. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in South Balham totalled 1,946 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,126 in Streatham Hill East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, South Balham recorded 8,491 crimes (now 8,862, a change of +4.4%). Streatham Hill East recorded 8,338 crimes previously (now 8,310, -0.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. South Balham has a resolution rate of 36.9% and Streatham Hill East has 34.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

South Balham falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Streatham Hill East is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both South Balham and Streatham Hill East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.