Total Crime Rate
88.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ambleside Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 324th 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 Ambleside Avenue (SW16 1QE) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambleside Avenue (SW16 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gleneagle Mews, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Dyce Mews (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whinfell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rydal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gleneagle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Babington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Babington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Babington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairmile Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Campbell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keens Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keens Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keens Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tooting Bec Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whinfell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Dyce Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagle Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | William Dyce Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Dyce Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagle Mews | β |
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