Total Crime Rate

456.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 456.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 36.4 10/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Streatham Common South area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 64th 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 Streatham Common South (SW16 3BU) in the last 12 months was 456.6 per 1,000 residents and was 339.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham Common South (SW16 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Hilldown Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Streatham Common South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plum Tree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedarville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cedarville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedarville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Common South Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Streatham Common South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedarville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minehead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Voss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Voss Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontaine Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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