Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thirlmere Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 337th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirlmere Road (SW16 1QW) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Road (SW16 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Fir Tree Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gleneagle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fir Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whinfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whinfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairmile Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keens Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keens Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tooting Bec Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Babington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Babington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Babington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Campbell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleneagle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Tree Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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