Crime Rates at Bevin Square, London, SW17 7BB

Bevin Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 161st highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bevin Square (SW17 7BB) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1009.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bevin Square (SW17 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Tooting Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingwell Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.