Crime Rates at Bedford Road, London, SW4 7RH

Bedford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (SW4 7RH) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (SW4 7RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clement Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.