Crime Rate in Streatham Common & Vale, ward

Streatham Common & Vale has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 1735th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 319th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Streatham Common & Vale in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Streatham Common & Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 513 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 674 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Streatham Common & Vale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.