Total Crime Rate
276.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Streatham High Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 104th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 3PX) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 3PX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northanger Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albert Carr Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Byron Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Byron Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Byron Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Streatham High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatham High Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Barrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Barrow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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