Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 205.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 126th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HR) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.9% higher than the South Balham average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 592 crimes here, including 96 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 (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Byrne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balham Station Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balham Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenstone Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hildreth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hildreth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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