Crime Rate in Streatham Hill West & Thornton, ward

Streatham Hill West & Thornton has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 3647th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 114th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Streatham Hill West & Thornton in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Streatham Hill West & Thornton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -34.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Streatham Hill West & Thornton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Streatham Hill, with 84 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Staplefield Close (48 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.