Crime Rates at Colmer Road, London, SW16 5JZ

Colmer Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 793 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 65.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colmer Road (SW16 5JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Leonard'S Walk, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guildersfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.