Total Crime Rate

345.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 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 345.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
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 Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 86th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (SW4 7HD) in the last 12 months was 345.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (SW4 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Edgeley Lane. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clapham North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slievemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slievemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slievemore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 123

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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