Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Polworth Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 181st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Polworth Road (SW16 2HD) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Polworth Road (SW16 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | William Dyce Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Dyce Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Dyce Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Dyce Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | William Dyce Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gleneagle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagle Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagle Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagle Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albert Carr Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bournevale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatham High Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Streatham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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