Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Albert Carr Gardens area has the 35th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Carr Gardens (SW16 3HD) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Carr Gardens (SW16 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale

Crime Over Time in Albert Carr Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Public order Rutford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rutford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rutford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Carr Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empire Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.