Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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 34th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 352nd 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 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Hill, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B242 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culverden Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Culverden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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