Total Crime Rate
167.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Larbert 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 Larbert Road (SW16 5BJ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Larbert Road (SW16 5BJ), 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.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bencroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bennetts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerene Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerene Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennetts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abercairn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abercairn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abercairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farmhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennetts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greyhound Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canmore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bencroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bennetts Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadfoot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allen Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lonesome Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larbert Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadfoot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadfoot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Veronica Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Veronica Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodside Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodside Way | Under investigation |
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