Total Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barker 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barker Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drewstead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingley Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Blakemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dingley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drewstead Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Drewstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sternhold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blakemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoadly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Lane —

Data Sources

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