Total Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Ephraim Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Ephraim Lane (SW16 1JE) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Streatham Hill East average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Ephraim Lane (SW16 1JE), the main crime hotspot is near Ockley Road. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Streatham Hill East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Drewstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ockley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Montfort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drewstead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ockley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ockley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ockley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drewstead Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Becmead Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingley Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dingley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dingley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bedford Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbotswood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Lane | β |
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