Total Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mountearl Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 175th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountearl Gardens (SW16 2NN) in the last 12 months was 194.3 per 1,000 residents and was 134.1% higher than the Streatham Hill East average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountearl Gardens (SW16 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountearl Gardens, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tredwell Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountearl Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosedene Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosedene Avenue
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hailsham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romeyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountearl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leigham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Court Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Court Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Court Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Court Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Culverhouse Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culverhouse Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Emsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Nod Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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