Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 148.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Larbert Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 265th highest crime rate of 768 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 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% 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 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennetts Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Juniper Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canmore Gardens
Apr 2026Robbery Lilian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marian Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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