Total Crime Rate

296.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 296.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bencroft Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 97th highest crime rate of 768 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 Bencroft Road (SW16 5BB) in the last 12 months was 296.3 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bencroft Road (SW16 5BB), 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 Bencroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Churchmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnforth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Grayscroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lilian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aberfoyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aberfoyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyhound Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mantlet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Helmsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadview Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Abercairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Greenock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mantlet Close —
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Data Sources

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