Crime Rates at Farnan Road, London, SW16 2EX

Farnan Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnan Road (SW16 2EX) in the last 12 months was 402.2 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnan Road (SW16 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hopton Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Carr Gardens (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.