Total Crime Rate

306.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Streatham High Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 94th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 1BS) in the last 12 months was 306.8 per 1,000 residents and was 269.7% higher than the Streatham Hill East average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Ockley Road. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Streatham High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blakemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blakemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blakemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft De Montfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Streatham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalcot Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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