Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashlake Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashlake Road (SW16 2BB) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashlake Road (SW16 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 430 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashlake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prentis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gleneldon Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeira Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rutford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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