Total Crime Rate

1958.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1958.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 823.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 228.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 218.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 213.8 10/10
  • Other theft 127.8 10/10
  • Public order 93.4 10/10
  • Robbery 71.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.5 10/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Hill area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 1958.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1427.5% higher than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 400.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 670 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shipka Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ethelbert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakmead Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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