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

Bedford Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in South Balham , and the 154th highest crime rate of 825 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 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% higher than the South Balham average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Hill (SW12 9HR), 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.