Crime Rates at Abercairn Road, London, SW16 5AH

Abercairn Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 214th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abercairn Road (SW16 5AH) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abercairn Road (SW16 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennetts Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.