Crime Rate in Streatham St Leonard's, ward

Streatham St Leonard's has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 692nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 149th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Streatham St Leonard's in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Streatham St Leonard's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 551 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 250.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 784 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Streatham St Leonard's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 507 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.