Crime Rates at Streatham Common North, London, SW16 3HG

Streatham Common North area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 246th highest 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 Streatham Common North (SW16 3HG) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham Common North (SW16 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwell Road Approach, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Carr Gardens (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.