Crime Rates at Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QE

Streatham High Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 60th 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 3QE) in the last 12 months was 481.8 per 1,000 residents and was 378.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 190.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwell Road Approach, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.