Crime Rates at Colmer Road, London, SW16 5JZ

Colmer Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colmer Road (SW16 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colmer Road (SW16 5JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.