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

Streatham High Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 187th 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 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 122.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodleigh Gardens (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.