Crime Rates at Oakdale Road, London, SW16 2HJ

Oakdale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Oakdale Road (SW16 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdale Road (SW16 2HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hopton Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Madeira Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.