Crime Rates at Fernwood Avenue, London, SW16 1RD

Fernwood Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Fernwood Avenue (SW16 1RD) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernwood Avenue (SW16 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 326 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ockley Road (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.