Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Abercairn Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 292nd 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 Abercairn Road (SW16 5AF) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abercairn Road (SW16 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abercairn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abercairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadview Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Churchmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgington Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Lilian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Donnybrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mantlet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mantlet Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mantlet Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyhound Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canmore Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Besley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bates Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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