Crime Rates at Streatham High Road, London, SW16 1BW

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 1BW) 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 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockley Road (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.