Crime Rates at Abercairn Road, London, SW16 5AL

Abercairn Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abercairn Road (SW16 5AL) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abercairn Road (SW16 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Bennetts Close. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.