Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

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 5LA) 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 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 372 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale

Crime Over Time in Colmer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodmansterne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodmansterne Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Walk
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodmansterne Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.