Total Crime Rate
276.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westwell Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 104th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westwell Road (SW16 5RT) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westwell Road (SW16 5RT), 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.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Guildersfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guildersfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penistone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellora Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyhound Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Byron Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Byron Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rotherhill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rotherhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Byron Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pathfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | β |
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