Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Hill area has the 30th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Balham , and the 312th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Balham average (133.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Dimocks —
Apr 2026Other crime Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrapin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrapin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontenoy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culverden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dimocks Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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