Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heybridge Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 793 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 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heybridge Avenue (SW16 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penistone Road (19 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 | Rochester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hermitage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hermitage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rochester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fontaine Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Streatham High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rochester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Streatham Common South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hilldown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plum Tree Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plum Tree Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Copley Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Granville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penistone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granville Gardens | — |
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