Crime Rate in Streatham Wells, ward

Streatham Wells has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 3441st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 82nd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Streatham Wells in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Lambeth district average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Streatham Wells’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 220 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Streatham Wells ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Woodleigh Gardens. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.