Total Crime Rate
103.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tooting Bec Gardens area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 365th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Tooting Bec Gardens (SW16 1RF) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tooting Bec Gardens (SW16 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernwood Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prentis Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Streatham St Leonard's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riggindale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Babington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Babington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Campbell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Campbell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Babington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tooting Bec Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Babington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarrington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prentis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinfell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thirlmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riggindale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thirlmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rydal Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinfell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whinfell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirlmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Whinfell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whinfell Close | Under investigation |
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