BIZARRE: Balham - What They Never Told You

Man fights for life after being stabbed near south London park

A 35-year-old man was attacked near Clapham Park in Balham on Friday night

Evening Standard · Jul 19

London leaver: 'We made an offer on our 300-year-old Devon cottage without viewing it in the flesh'

From frenetic Balham life to Thermos-fuelled hikes on Dartmoor, moving to Devon — and a much smaller mortgage — afforded this family a total change of pace

Evening Standard · Jan 11

Police hunt six after knife brandished during Balham Tube Station brawl

The British Transport Police have released CCTV images of six people after a fight turned violent on Balham’s southbound platform.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025

The Fierce And The Dead announced as headliners for A Sunday In September

This year's A Sunday In September prog all dayer takes place at The Bedford in Balham on September 15

Louder · Jan 29, 2024

Life sentence for killer who stabbed victim 24 times

Errol McKay was killed at his flat in Balham in July 2022 following an argument.

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Family of Balham murder victim ‘broken’ as £20k reward offered on second anniversary of death

Matthias Poleon was ambushed by two gunmen on the driveway of his Balham home

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

Police hunt intruder after ‘terrifying’ attempted rape in Balham

Police are hunting an intruder after a woman was attacked in her south west London home.

Evening Standard · May 31, 2023

Sainsbury's shoppers furious as more stores force customers to scan receipts to leave

People have reported seeing the security barriers in Sainsbury's stores in Balham south London, Redhill in Surrey, Colne in Lancashire, and Winnersh in Berkshire.

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

Man’s skull fractured in ‘terrifying’ £6k Rolex robbery in Balham

The victim was walking along Hydethorpe Road when a male accosted him from behind

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023

Council forced to refund drivers £100,000 in fines due to confusing road sign blunder

A confusing sign outside a primary school in Balham, south west London, has caused more than 1,000 drivers to be fined, with Lambeth Council now admitting it was poorly located

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023