Crime Rates at Penistone Road, London, SW16 5LU

Penistone Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penistone Road (SW16 5LU) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penistone Road (SW16 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwell Road Approach, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.