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

Streatham High Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 793 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 1DL) in the last 12 months was 258.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodleigh Gardens. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.