Crime Rates at Steep Hill, London, SW16 1UL

Steep Hill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 213th 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 Steep Hill (SW16 1UL) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Streatham Hill East average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steep Hill (SW16 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 317 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.