There has been an increase in the number robbery targeting children attending Chestnut Grove Academy, the main areas are around Boundaries Road, Wandsworth Common Rail Station and Balham Tube Balham High Road.

As part of the neighbourhood guarantee and summer crime plan, Balham Designated Ward Officers (DWO) and Designated Ward Officer – Child and Young Person (DWO-CYP) will deliver personal safety talk with students and parents, officers are to have engagement events with community safety officer in area whilst engaging and listening to the community concerns whilst providing crime prevention advice.
Increase high visibility and plain clothes in the areas around Boundary Road, Wandsworth Common Rail Station and Balham Tube to deter and detect with the aim of preventing offences and keeping the public safe.

Tackling the use of drugs within Balham and in particular Gaskarth Rd, Lochinvar Est, Ransden Rd, Hanson Close as well as the affects of anti-social behaviour derived from drug taking. DWO’s will also look to reduce aggressive begging and rough sleepers in and around Balham.

Working in partnership with homeless charity SPEAR and partners to reduce and support the rough sleeper in Balham, in line with the summer crime plan and neighbourhood guarantee, Officers are to provide High Visibility patrols to these locations Anti-Social Behaviour to be identified and deterred. Utilising Anti-Social Behaviour legislation to issue ASB warnings, Community Protection warnings and Community Protection Notices where appropriate utilising High visibility and plain clothes patrols to target specific areas. Officers will also utilise intelligence led policing to identify locations associated with drug taking and where appropriate use stop and search legislation where grounds exist

Theft from/Of Motor Vehicle will be targeted particulary around Fernside Rd, Calburne Rd, Mayford Rd, and immediate vicinity where there has been a sustained increase in these offences.

Through intelligence led policing officers will identify locations for patrols and potential offenders as part of the summer crime plan. Promoting of crime prevention through social media, leaflet drops and engagement with owners of vehicles who have been identified at the highest risk, particularly in the Fernside Rd, Calburne Rd, Mayford Rd and immediate vicinity. Variable shift changes to target emerging trends and targeting offenders by providing high visibility and plain clothes patrols.