Crime Rates at Bedford Hill, Balham, London, SW12 9HD

Bedford Hill area has the 40th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 404th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HD) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 598 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.