Total Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodfield Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfield Lane (SW16 1LF) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodfield Lane (SW16 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarrington Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dingley Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Streatham Hill East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbotswood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bedford Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dingley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoadly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfield Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dingley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingley Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Drewstead Lane | Under investigation |
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