Crime Rate in Streatham Common & Vale, ward

Streatham Common & Vale has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 1525th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 308th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Streatham Common & Vale in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Lambeth district average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Streatham Common & Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 12.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 656 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Streatham Common & Vale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.