Total Crime Rate
15.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barker Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barker Walk (SW16 1AT) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Streatham Hill East average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Barker Walk (SW16 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Blakemore Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Streatham Hill East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakemore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakemore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drewstead Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingley Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blakemore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dingley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dingley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drewstead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Drewstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sternhold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sternhold Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blakemore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoadly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Montfort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Lane | — |
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