Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heybridge Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 285th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heybridge Avenue (SW16 3DX) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heybridge Avenue (SW16 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near Penistone Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heybridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Streatham Common South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Common South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Plum Tree Mews 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontaine Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hepworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Voss Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Voss Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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